# Epigrammaton Libri 6.25

Martial, Epigrammaton Libri, Poem 6.25. Latin.

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Marcelline, boni suboles sincera parentis,
horrida Parrhasio quem tegit ursa iugo,
ille uetus pro te patriusque quid optet amicus
accipe et haec memori pectore uota tene:
causa sit ut uirtus nec te temerarius ardor
in medios enses saeuaque tela ferat.
Bella uellint Martemque ferum rationis egentes,
tu potes et patris miles et esse ducis.

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