Social Commentaries
Book XI, Epigram 87: In Parthenopaeum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
That thy Doctor may asswage
Thy Jawes whose cough doth seem to rage
Daily (Parthenopaeus) hee
Commands that they shall give to thee
Life-honny, Kernels, and sweet Cakes,
That every Boy unbidden takes.
But day by day thy cough growes more on thee,
This is no cough (I fear) tis Gluttonie.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 87: In Parthenopaeum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/260/.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 87: In Parthenopaeum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/260/.
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