Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 41: In Tuccam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Tis not sufficient that thou drunk hast been,
But thou desirest so to be call'd and seen.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 41: In Tuccam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/278/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 41: In Tuccam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/278/.
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