Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 95 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
You are always shouting, always interrupting the pleaders, Aelius. You don't do this for nothing: you take pay to hold your tongue.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 95 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/431/.
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Martial. “Book I, Epigram 95 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/431/.
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