Social Commentaries
Book VI, Epigram 86 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Thou, Setine, and ye lordly snows, and ye cups filled oft, when shall I drink you, nor my doctor say me nay? Fool and ingrate, and unworthy such a boon is he who would sooner be heir of wealthy Midas! May he possess Libyan harvests, and Hermus, and Tagus, who envies me — and drink warm water!
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 86 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/883/.
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Martial. “Book VI, Epigram 86 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/883/.
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