Social Commentaries
Book XIII, 40: Eggs (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
If a white liquid surround the saffron-coloured yolks, let the sauce of Spanish mackerel season the eggs.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 40: Eggs (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1485/.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 40: Eggs (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1485/.
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