Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 9: Ad Quinctum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Nine ounces blear-ey'd Hylas would have payd
Now dusk he tenders half thy debt delayd:
Take his next offer: gain's occasion's short,
If he prove blinde, thou wilt have nothing for't.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 9: Ad Quinctum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/181/.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 9: Ad Quinctum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/181/.
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