Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 7: De Ligeia
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
If by thy hairs thy age be to be told,
Ligeia by thy crown th' art three years old.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 7: De Ligeia.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/269/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 7: De Ligeia.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/269/.
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