# Epigrammaton Libri 2.17

Martial, Epigrammaton Libri, Poem 2.17. Latin.

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Tonstrix Suburae faucibus sedet primis,
cruenta pendent qua flagella tortorum
Argique Letum multus obsidet sutor:
sed ista tonstrix, Ammiane, non tondet,
non tondet, inquam. Quid igitur facit? Radit.

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