Living
Epigram XX. — The same Subject
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Living
"I am called dodra." "Why so?" "I am made of nine ingredients." "What are they?" "Broth, water, honey, wine, bread, pepper, herbs, oil, salt."
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XX. — The same Subject.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/223/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XX. — The same Subject.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/223/.
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