Social Commentaries
Book VI, Epigram 48 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
The full-dressed throng shout a loud "Bravo" to applaud you. 'Tis not you, Pomponius: it is your dinner that is eloquent.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 48 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/848/.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 48 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/848/.
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