Social Commentaries
Book V, Epigram 11 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Sardonvxes, emeralds, diamonds, jaspers, my Stella, Severus, twists on a single finger. Many gems will you find on his hands, more in his verse; therefrom, methinks, is his hand adorned.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 11 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/730/.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 11 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/730/.
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