Social Commentaries
Book IX, Epigram 83: In Munnam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Th' Astrologer fore-told of thee,
That thou shouldst perish suddenlie;
Nor (Munna) doe I think he told a lye;
For thou for fear least there should bee
Ought left for thy posteritie,
Hast wasted all thy wealth in luxurie,
Thy brace of millions in one year was spent,
Was not this perishing incontinent?
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Martial. “Book IX, Epigram 83: In Munnam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/216/.
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Martial. “Book IX, Epigram 83: In Munnam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/216/.
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