# Epigrammaton Libri 9.54

Martial, Epigrammaton Libri, Poem 9.54. Latin.

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Si mihi Picena turdus palleret oliva,
tenderet aut nostras silva Sabina plagas,
aut crescente levis traheretur harundine praeda
pinguis et inplicitas virga teneret avis:
cara daret sollemne tibi cognatio munus
nec frater nobis nec prior esset avus.
nunc sturnos inopes fringillorumque querelas
audit et arguto passere vernat ager;
inde salutatus picae respondet arator,
hinc prope summa rapax milvus ad astra volat
mittimus ergo tibi parvae munuscula chortis,
qualia si recipis, saepe propinquus eris.

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