Social Commentaries
Book XIV, 41 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Although I illume whole entertainments with my flames, and carry so many wicks, I am called a single lamp.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 41 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1605/.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 41 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1605/.
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