Social Commentaries
Book XIV, 146: Pillow (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Anoint your head with Cosmus' unguent, your pillow will smell of it: when your hair has lost the fragrance the feathers retain it.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 146: Pillow (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1708/.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 146: Pillow (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1708/.
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