Social Commentaries
Book IV, Epigram 38: Ad Gallum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
Galla deny: love's glutted if the joy
At first doe not seem coy:
But Galla yet take care least you deny
Too long, and fancy dy.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 38: Ad Gallum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/89/.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 38: Ad Gallum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/89/.
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