Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 51: De Fabullo
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Why (Aullus) dost thou wonder that
Fabullus is so oft snapt by deceipt?
I'le give thee satisfaction streight,
A good man's still an undergraduate.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 51: De Fabullo.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/282/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 51: De Fabullo.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/282/.
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