Social Commentaries
Book XIV, 38 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
The land of Memphis supplies reeds handy for writing: let your roof be thatched with the reeds from other marshes.
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