# Epigrammaton Libri 7.19

Martial, Epigrammaton Libri, Poem 7.19. Latin.

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Fragmentum quod uile putas et inutile lignum,
haec fuit ignoti prima carina maris.
Quam nec Cyaneae quondam potuere ruinae
frangere nec Scythici tristior ira freti.
Saecula uicerunt: sed quamuis cesserit annis,
sanctior est salua parua tabella rate.

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