Social Commentaries
Book II, Epigram 45 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Nerveless as you are, you have been operated upon, Glyptus. Madman, what use had you for the knife? You were a Gaul before.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 45 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/496/.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 45 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/496/.
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