Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 56: In Polycarmum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Thou ten times in a year art sick or more.
This is not thine (my friend) but tis our sore.
No sooner well but for thy gifts dost call.
Blush: Prethee once be sick for good and all.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 56: In Polycarmum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/286/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 56: In Polycarmum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/286/.
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