Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 56 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
The vineyard drips, lashed by continued rains. Mine host, you can't, though you would, sell undiluted wine.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 56 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/392/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 56 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/392/.
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