Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 17 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Titus urges me to plead causes, and often says to me: "There is fine profit." But the "fine profit" of a farm, Titus, is the work of the farmer.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 17 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/353/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 17 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/353/.
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