# Epigrammaton Libri 11.23

Martial, Epigrammaton Libri, Poem 11.23. Latin.

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Nubere Sila mihi nulla non lege parata est;
sed Silam nulla ducere lege volo.
Cum tamen instaret, "deciens mihi dotis in auro
sponsa dabis" dixi. "Quid minus esse potest?"
"Nec futuam quamvis prima te nocte maritus,
communis tecum nec mihi lectus erit;
complectarque meam, nec tu prohibebis, amicam,
ancillam mittes et mihi jussa tuam.
te spectante dabit nobis lasciva minister basia,
sive meus sive erit ille tuus.
Ad cenam venies, sed sic divisa recumbes
ut non tangantur pallia nostra tuis.
Oscula rara dabis nobis et non dabis ultro,
nec quasi nupta dabis sed quasi mater anus.
Si potes ista pati, si nil perferre recusas,
invenies qui te ducere, Sila, velit."

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