Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 8: De Paulla
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Paulla thou needs would'st marry mee
When thou art old and tough:
I cannot: yet I'de venture thee
Wert thou but old enough.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 8: De Paulla.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/220/.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 8: De Paulla.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/220/.
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