Social Commentaries
Book XI, Epigram 106 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
ViBius Maximus, if you have time for a greeting, read this only; for you are both engaged and not over-industrious. Do you skip even these four lines? You are wise.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 106 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1352/.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 106 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1352/.
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