Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 83: De Wmbro
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
In winter time and Saturn's holy dayes
Wmber when poor did me present alwayes
With finest Wheat: but now with courser grain,
For now hee's rich, and made a man of gain.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 83: De Wmbro.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/293/.
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