Social Commentaries
Book III, Epigram 51 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
When I compliment your face, when I admire your legs and hands, you are accustomed to say, Galla: "Naked I shall please you more," and yet you continually avoid taking a bath with me. Surely you are not afraid, Galla, that I shall not please you?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book III, Epigram 51 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/591/.
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Martial. “Book III, Epigram 51 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/591/.
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