Epigrammata

Martial

Martial. M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammata. Heraeus, Wilhelm, editor; Borovskij, Jacobus, editor. Stuttgart: Teubner, 1925. Reprinted with corrections in 1976.

  1. Nec congelati gutta proderit nasi.
  2. Et aestuantem basiant et algentem,
  3. Et nuptiale basium reservantem.
  4. Non te cucullis adseret caput tectum,
  5. Lectica nec te tuta pelle veloque,
  6. Nec vindicabit sella saepius clusa:
  7. Rimas per omnis basiator intrabit.
  8. Non consulatus ipse, non tribunatus
  9. Senive fasces, nec superba clamosi
  10. Lictoris abiget virga basiatorem:
  11. Sedeas in alto tu licet tribunali