Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 42 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
If greater dole has not, as is usual, bribed you to court wealthy men, you may bathe, Matho, a hundred times at my expense.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 42 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1027/.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 42 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1027/.
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