Friday, April 15, 2016

Extrema ratio

Aera domi non sunt, superest hoc, Regule, solum,
ut tua vendamus munera: numquid emis?

My locker’s empty. For a last supply
I’ll sell your presents, Regulus. Will you buy?

In casa non c’รจ un soldo; null’altro mi resta, o Regolo,
che vendere i tuoi regali. Vuoi comperarli tu?

Martial, Epigrams, Book 7, XVI
English translation by Gary Wills
Italian translation by Holden Caulfield

Artwork © miamojolene

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