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Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1

Title: Lib. 1st, Epig. 65th. Luxury breeds diseases.

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 170- ?

Manuscript: Lt 123

Contents: Epigram suggesting that a lifestyle of indolent luxury leads to ill health. Paraphrased from Martial, 'Epigrams', I.65. One of 'some few epigrams out of Martial and other books translated and immitated'.

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