Social Commentaries
Book XIII, 122: Vinegar (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Let not a jar of Egyptian vinegar be mean in your syes. When it was wine it was more mean.
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MLA
Martial. “Book XIII, 122: Vinegar (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1559/.
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Martial. “Book XIII, 122: Vinegar (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1559/.
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