Social Commentaries
Book III, Epigram 31: Ad Rufinum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
I grant thy large spread fields yeild much to thee
And to thy Citty houses great farmes bee,
The debtors to thy chest are numerous,
And golden tables furnish out thy house:
Yet doe not scorn, such as inferiour bee;
Since other men have greater wealth then thee.
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Martial. “Book III, Epigram 31: Ad Rufinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/61/.
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Martial. “Book III, Epigram 31: Ad Rufinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/61/.
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