Social Commentaries
On the Spectacles, 8 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Daedalus, now thou art being so mangled by a Lucanian boar, how wouldst thou wish thou hadst now thy wings!
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 8 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/310/.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 8 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/310/.
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