Social Commentaries
Book II, Epigram 38: In Linum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Linus dost ask what my field yeilds to mee?
Even this profit, that I nere see thee.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 38: In Linum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/47/.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 38: In Linum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/47/.
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