Social Commentaries

Book VII, Epigram 58: De Caecilianum

by Martial c. 40–c. 104

Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)

Social Commentaries

Without a Bore Caecilan neere doth feast,
(Titus) Caecilan has a pretty guest.

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Martial. “Book VII, Epigram 58: De Caecilianum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/165/.

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Martial. “Book VII, Epigram 58: De Caecilianum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/165/.

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