Social Commentaries
Book IV, Epigram 77: In Zoilum invidum
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
I never askd the gods for gold,
Content with mean things, and my own,
Now povety let me be bold
I ask thee pardon to be gone.
But what is the cause of this vote for pelf;
I would see Zoilus hanging of himself.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 77: In Zoilum invidum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/95/.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 77: In Zoilum invidum.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/95/.
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