Social Commentaries
Book II, Epigram 80: De Fannio
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
When Fannius should have scaped his Foe,
His own hands stopt his breath:
And was't not madness I would know,
By dying to 'scape death;
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 80: De Fannio.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/55/.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 80: De Fannio.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/55/.
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