Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 39: Ad Fidentinum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
That Book thou read'st is ours, my Fidentine,
But now thou readst so ill, 'tis surely thine.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 39: Ad Fidentinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/14/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 39: Ad Fidentinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/14/.
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