Social Commentaries
Book XII, Epigram 35 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
As if you lived with me on the frankest terms, Callistratus, you are used often to tell me you have been debauched. You are not so frank as you would have it believed, Callistratus; for a man who blabs of such things, conceals more.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 35 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1389/.
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Martial. “Book XII, Epigram 35 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1389/.
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