Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 25: In Thelesinum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
When money without pledg I ask of thee,
I have it not thou soon replyst to mee.
Yet thou the same man if my field or land
Will but pass for me, hast it out of hand.
When to thy friend thou wilt not credit give,
Thou cann'st my little hils and trees believe.
Lo, thou art to be banish'd: Come field prethee,
Wouldst have me now? No, let my field go with thee.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 25: In Thelesinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/275/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 25: In Thelesinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/275/.
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