Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 10 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Africanus possesses a hundred millions, yet he angles for more. Fortune to many gives too much, enough to none.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 10 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1364/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 10 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1364/.
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