Social Commentaries
Book XIV, 91 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Tusks that upbear the huge bodies of bulls ® — do you ask whether they can uphold tables of Libyan wood?
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Martial. “Book XIV, 91 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1654/.
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