Social Commentaries
Book XI, Epigram 98: In Thelesillam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
I can swive four times in a night: But thee
Once in four years I cannot occupie.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 98: In Thelesillam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/263/.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 98: In Thelesillam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/263/.
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