Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 82: De Callistrato
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Least that Callistratus should not
Praise worthy men, he praises all:
He that thinks no one hath a blot,
Whom can he then a good man call?
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 82: De Callistrato.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/292/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 82: De Callistrato.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/292/.
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