Social Commentaries
Book XI, Epigram 40 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
LuPERCus loves the beautiful Glycera, and he is her sole possessor and her sole commander. When he was sadly regretting that for a whole month he had not enjoyed her favours, and Avished to give the reason to Aelianus who asked him, he replied that Glycera had the toothache.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 40 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1298/.
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