Social Commentaries
Book VII, Epigram 47: De Annio
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Annius two hundred Tables has I think,
And for those Tables Boyes to fill him drink.
The platters fly,
And charges run about most fluently.
Rich men take to your selves these Feasts and stir,
I care not for your walking supper Sir.
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Martial. “Book VII, Epigram 47: De Annio.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/163/.
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