Social Commentaries
Book XI, Epigram 45: Ad senem Orbum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Th' art blinde, and rich and under Brutus bore,
And dost thou think true friendship now to have?
Tis true: But such thou hadst when young and poor,
He that comes now, desires thee in thy Grave.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 45: Ad senem Orbum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/249/.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 45: Ad senem Orbum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/249/.
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