Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 43: Ad Philerotem
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Thy seaventh wife now lyes buried in the field,
Thy ground more gain than any mans doth yield.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 43: Ad Philerotem.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/228/.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 43: Ad Philerotem.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/228/.
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