Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 47: Ad Hedylam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
When thou sayst I hasten to't,
Doe it if thou meanst to do't;
Hedyla, delayd desire
Soon languishes and doth expire.
Command me to expect, then I
Withheld shall run more speedily,
But Hedyla if thou dost hast,
Tell me that I not come too fast.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 47: Ad Hedylam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/17/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 47: Ad Hedylam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/17/.
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