Social Commentaries
Book II, Epigram 24: In Candidum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
If thy crosse fortune send thee some sad fate,
I must persist thy pale and squallid mate.
If from thy Country thou must banish'd be.
Through seas and rocks I still must follow thee.
If riches come, will they be free to many?
Wilt thou give part? tis much; wilt thou give any?
Tis crosses makes thee mine: when they are gone,
Candidus will be happy then alone.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 24: In Candidum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/42/.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 24: In Candidum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/42/.
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