Social Commentaries
Book IV, Epigram 12: In Thaidem
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Thais denyes no man: If no shame thence spring?
Yet let this shame thee, to deny no-thing.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 12: In Thaidem.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/82/.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 12: In Thaidem.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/82/.
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