Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 43 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Already, Phileros, your seventh wife is being buried on your land. Better return than yours, Phileros, land makes to no man.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 43 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1206/.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 43 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1206/.
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