Catullus

Catullus

Summary

Portrait of Catullus Catullus,  Catullus 1

“ May it last, O generous goddess!,
more than one long age.
cui dōnō lepidum novum libellum
āridā modo pūmice expolītum?
Cornēlī, tibi! namque tū solēbās
meās esse aliquid putāre nūgās,
iam tum cum ausus es ūnus Ītalōrum
omne aevum tribus explicāre cartīs,
doctīs Iuppiter et labōriōsīs.
”
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