Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 79: In Fabullum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
When wrinckled Beldames thy familiars bee,
Or filthy Bauds, or worse if ought you see,
When these compagnions thou dost leade along
Through every Feast with thee, and walke, and throng,
(Fabulla) thus compared we needs must say
Th' art handsome and dost bear the bell away.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 79: In Fabullum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/201/.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 79: In Fabullum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/201/.
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