Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 12: In Posthumum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Whiles in loose Cups thou top'st the night away,
Then thou wilt promise any thing to doe,
But nothing wilt performe on the next day,
Pray (Posthumus) drink in the morning too.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 12: In Posthumum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/271/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 12: In Posthumum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/271/.
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