Social Commentaries
Book XIII, 82: Oysters (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Drunken with the water of Baiae's Lucrine,! have I, a shell-fish, just arrived. Now, luxurious that I am, I thirst for the noble pickle.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 82: Oysters (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1526/.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 82: Oysters (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1526/.
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