Social Commentaries
Book XIV, 144: A Sponge (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
This sponge is given you by lot: it is useful for wiping tables when it lightly swells after the water has been squeezed out.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 144: A Sponge (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1706/.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 144: A Sponge (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1706/.
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