Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 27: Ad Gaurum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Gaurus he that doth gifts bestow
On thee both rich and old,
If thou art wise thou needs must know
Hee'd have thee dead and cold.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 27: Ad Gaurum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/188/.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 27: Ad Gaurum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/188/.
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