Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 69: Ad Clientes
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Thou early Client that didst cause mee fly
The Citty, some ambitious Courts imply,
I am no Lawyer, nor ordaind for strife,
But slow, and old, and of a quiet life.
Rest, and sweet sleep delight me: Which great Rome
Denyed: If I must watch here too, I'le come
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 69: Ad Clientes.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/290/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 69: Ad Clientes.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/290/.
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