Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 76 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
"Tell me the truth, Marcus, tell me, please: there is nothing I would more gladly hear." Such, Gallicus, both when you recite your poems and whenever you plead a client's cause is your prayer and request to me continually. It is hard for me to refuse what you want. Hear, then, what is truer than truth; truth, Gallicus, you do not willingly hear.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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