Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 72: Ad Somnum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Naevia six Cupps Justina seaven Comprize,
Lycas five, Lyde four and Ida three,
Each man his love by healths arithmatize,
If none appeare, then Sleep come thou to me
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 72: Ad Somnum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/22/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 72: Ad Somnum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/22/.
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