In Lesbiam, Epig. 39.
Lesbia why dost thou swear
That thou wast born that year
When Brutus was made Consull? tis a lye.
Thy Mother brought thee forth her womb
When Numa reigned first in Rome,
Ex otio negotium. Or, Martiall his epigrams translated. With sundry poems and fancies, / by R. Fletcher.
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- Ex otio negotium. Or, Martiall his epigrams translated. With sundry poems and fancies, / by R. Fletcher.
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Page 93
And so again thou dost the truth deny.
For thy long dated ages seem to say
Thou wast produced from Prometheus clay.