Social Commentaries
Book XIV, 81: Wallet (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
That he may not carry the mendicant scraps of a half-clad bearded philosopher, nor sleep with a sour cynic, is the prayer of the wallet.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 81: Wallet (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1644/.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 81: Wallet (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1644/.
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