Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 22 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
"Why do I often go abroad with a plastered chin, and my healthy lips painted with white lead?" Do you ask, Philaenis? I don't want to kiss you.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 22 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1185/.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 22 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1185/.
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