Social Commentaries
Book III, Epigram 55: In Gelliam
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Where ere thou comm'st we think Cosmus goes by,
As from crackd viols spices cast their smel:
I care not for thy forreign frippery,
For at this charge my dog shall smell as well.
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Martial. “Book III, Epigram 55: In Gelliam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/69/.
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Martial. “Book III, Epigram 55: In Gelliam.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/69/.
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