Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 7 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
If Ligeia has as many years as the number of hairs she carries on the whole of her head, she is three years old.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 7 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1361/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 7 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1361/.
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