Social Commentaries
Book IX, Epigram 6: In Paullam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Paulla thou very fain wouldst Priscus wed,
I wonder not, tis witty so to doe:
But Priscus will not medle with thy bed,
And therein he is full as witty too.
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Martial. “Book IX, Epigram 6: In Paullam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/204/.
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Martial. “Book IX, Epigram 6: In Paullam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/204/.
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