Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 91: Ad Charinum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Charinus cause thou bind'st thy head with wooll,
Tis not thy ears that grieve: Tis thy ball'd skull.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 91: Ad Charinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/294/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 91: Ad Charinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/294/.
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