Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 58 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
The dealer asked me a hundred thousand for the lad; I laughed, but Phoebus straightway paid the price. Thereat my — — grieves and complains about me to itself, and Phoebus is applauded to my despite. But his — - presented Phoebus with a nice two millions: do you give me as much, and I'll bid higher.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 58 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/394/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 58 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/394/.
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