Social Commentaries
On the Spectacles, 25b (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
While bold Leander was swimming to his sweet love, and his weary head was now being engulphed by the swelling waters, thus in misery ('tis said) he spake to the on-surging waves: "Spare me while I hasten, o'erwhelm me when I return."
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 25b (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/329/.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 25b (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/329/.
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