Social Commentaries
Book VII, Epigram 81 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
"Take all your book, and there are thirty bad epigrams in it." If as many are good, Lausus, the book is a good one.
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Martial. “Book VII, Epigram 81 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/967/.
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Martial. “Book VII, Epigram 81 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/967/.
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