# Epigrammata 10.87

Martial, Epigrammata, Poem 10.87. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/martial/epigrammata/10.87

Octobres age sentiat Kalendas
Facundi pia Roma Restituti:
Linguis omnibus et favete votis;
Natalem colimus, tacete lites.
Absit cereus aridi clientis,
Et vani triplices brevesque mappae
Expectent gelidi iocos Decembris.
Certent muneribus beatiores:
Agrippae tumidus negotiator
Cadmi municipes ferat lacernas;
Pugnorum reus ebriaeque noctis
Cenatoria mittat advocato;
Infamata virum puella vicit,
Veros sardonychas, sed ipsa tradat;
Mirator veterum senex avorum
Donet Phidiaci toreuma caeli;
Venator leporem, colonus haedum,
Piscator ferat aequorum rapinas.
Si mittit sua quisque, quid poetam
Missurum tibi, Restitute, credis?

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Martial, Epigrammata, ed. Wilhelm Heraeus, Jacobus Borovskij. Text: the Perseus Digital Library, canonical-latinLit, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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