43. To Laetinus -

You seem a youth to look upon.
You dyed your hair — and lo,
The locks once whiter than a swan
Are blacker than a crow.

Not everyone can you deceive
And, though you hide the grey,
Yet Proserpine will not believe
But snatch the mask away.
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Martial
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