Social Commentaries
Book XIII, 87 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Cloaks dyed in our blood/ ingrate, you put on; and this is not enough: we are your food.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 87 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1529/.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 87 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1529/.
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