Social Commentaries
Book VI, Epigram 29 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Home-bred, no slave of the household's crowd nor of the grasping auction mart, but a boy worthy of his master's pure love, Glaucia, albeit not yet could lie apprize his patron's gift, was already Melior's freedman. To character and grace was this boon given; who was more witching than he? or who fairer with his Apollo's face? To unwonted worth comes life but short, and rarely old age. Whate'er thou lovest, pray that it may not please thee too much!
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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