Monday, July 10, 2017

Arcovazzi’s ground on earth

Septima iam, Phileros, tibi conditur uxor in agro.
Plus nulli, Phileros, quam tibi reddit ager.

Already, Phileros, your seventh wife is being buried on your land.
Better return than yours, Phileros, land makes to no man.

Filero, nel tuo campo hai dato
alla settima moglie sepoltura.
Nessuno al mondo prima di te c’è stato
cui maggiormente renda l’agricoltura.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 10, XLIII
English translation by Holden Caulfield
Italian translation by Franco Zagato

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