Saturday, August 23rd, 2008...10:21 amfrancese

Ferulae: The Rods of the Schoolmasters (Martial, Epigrams 14.80)

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Ferulae:
Invisae nimium pueris grataeque magistris

     clara Prometheo munere ligna sumus.

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  •   Dana Kordylewska
    August 29th, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    Hi! There are many pieces from Martial in Wheelock so I am familiar with him. Which is nice. I guess he liked to make epigrams about everyday things. (the old boy dyed his hair) Being a dog person my favourite so far is “Issa”.

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