Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 47: In habentem varios Mores
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Thou the same man hard, soft, sweet, bitter art,
Nor can I live with thee, nor yet apart.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 47: In habentem varios Mores.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/279/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 47: In habentem varios Mores.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/279/.
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