# Epigrammaton Libri 1.21

Martial, Epigrammaton Libri, Poem 1.21. Latin.

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Cum peteret regem, decepta satellite dextra
ingessit sacris se peritura focis.
Sed tam saeua pius miracula non tulit hostis
et raptum flammis iussit abire uirum:
urere quam potuit contempto Mucius igne,
hanc spectare manum Porsena non potuit.
Maior deceptae fama est et gloria dextrae:
si non errasset, fecerat illa minus.

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