Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 33 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Geli.IA weeps not while she is alone for her lost lather; if any one be present, her tears leap forth at her bidding. He does not lament who looks, Gellia, for praise; he truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 33 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/369/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 33 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/369/.
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