Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 69 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
You set watchers over your husband, Polla, but do not receive them yourself. This, Polla, is to take your husband to wife.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 69 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1231/.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 69 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1231/.
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