Social Commentaries
Book XI, 310
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
You bought hair, rouge, honey, wax, and teeth. For the same outlay you might have bought a face.
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Lucillius. “Book XI, 310.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lucillius/112/.
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Lucillius. “Book XI, 310.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lucillius/112/.
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