Social Commentaries
Book II, Epigram 26: Ad Bithynicum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Cause Nevia coughs, and grieves, breaths thick and short,
And drops her spittle on her brest in sport:
Do'st think thy self her heire made presently?
Th' art out, thy Naevia flatters, will not dye.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 26: Ad Bithynicum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/44/.
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