Social Commentaries

Book XI, Epigram 17 (Ker)

by Martial c. 40–c. 104

Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)

Social Commentaries

Not every page of my book is for reading at night; you will find, too, what you may read in the morning, Sabinus.

MLA

Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 17 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1276/.

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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 17 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1276/.

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