Social Commentaries
Book IV, Epigram 17 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
You bid me, Paul us, write against Lycisca verses at which she would blush and be enraged. O Paulus, you are a rogue! You want to keep her to yourself!
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 17 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/649/.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 17 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/649/.
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