Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 84: Ad Caecilianum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Dost wonder Afer cannot sleep? dost see
What a sweet faced companion hath hee?
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 84: Ad Caecilianum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/233/.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 84: Ad Caecilianum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/233/.
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