Basia das aliis, aliis das, Postume, dextram.
Dicis “Utrum mavis? Elige”. Malo manum. Kisses you give to some; to others you give, Postumus, your hand. You say, “Which do you prefer? Choose”. I prefer the hand. |
Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, XXI
English translation by Walter C. A. Ker
English translation by Walter C. A. Ker
Gustav Klimt, Der Kuß (The Kiss), 1907–1908. Courtesy of Google Art Project.
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