Social Commentaries
Book III, Epigram 43: In Lentinum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Lentinus Counterfeits his youth
With Periwigs I trow,
But art thou changd so soon in truth,
From a Swan to a Crow?
Thou canst not all the world deceive,
Proserpine knows thee gray:
And shee'le make bold without your leave,
To take your Cap away.
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Martial. “Book III, Epigram 43: In Lentinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/65/.
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Martial. “Book III, Epigram 43: In Lentinum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/65/.
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