Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 46 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
You want all you say to be smart, Matho. Say sometimes what also is good; say what is middling; say sometimes what is bad.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 46 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1209/.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 46 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1209/.
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