Social Commentaries
Book XI, Epigram 84: Ad Sosibianum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Sosibian no man dwells with thee
Under thy roofe gratis or free,
Unlesse hee's rich or in an Orphans state,
No House is let out at a dearer rate.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 84: Ad Sosibianum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/259/.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 84: Ad Sosibianum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/259/.
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