Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 47: In variè se tondentem
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Part of thy hair is shorn, part shaved to thee,
Part pull'd: who'le think it but one head to be.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 47: In variè se tondentem.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/193/.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 47: In variè se tondentem.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/193/.
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