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The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius

Note 1383 — PERSIUS.

Lewis Evans translation

Cribro. The coarse sieve of the common people would let through much of the bran. The Romans were very particular about the quality of their bread. Cf. Juv., v., 67, seq.

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