Social Commentaries

Book XI, 165

by Lucillius 1st century AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)

Social Commentaries

Criro the miser, when he has a pain in his stomach refreshes himself by smelling not mint, but a penny piece.

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Lucillius. “Book XI, 165.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lucillius/57/.

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