Social Commentaries
Book IV, Epigram 21: De Selio
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Selius affirnes there are no gods,
And that the heavens are voyd:
And well he proves what he avers,
Whiles he lives undestroyd.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 21: De Selio.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/84/.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 21: De Selio.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/84/.
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