Social Commentaries

Book II, Epigram 20: De Paulo

by Martial c. 40–c. 104

Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)

Social Commentaries

Paulus buyes verse, recites, and owns them all,
For what thou buy'st, thou mayst thine truly call.

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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 20: De Paulo.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/39/.

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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 20: De Paulo.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/39/.

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