Catullus 35






Poētae tenerō, meō sodālī,
velim Caeciliō, papӯre, dīcās
Vērōnam veniat, Novī relinquēns
Cōmī moenia Lāriumque lītus:
nam quāsdam volo cōgitātiōnēs
amīcī accipiat suī meīque.
Quārē, sapiet, viam vorābit,
quamvīs candida mīliēs puella
euntem revocet, manūsque collō
ambās iniciēns roget morārī.
Quae nunc, mihi vēra nūntiantur,
illum dēperit impotente amōre:
nam quō tempore lēgit incohātam
Dindymī dominam, ex misellae
ignēs interiōrem edunt medullam.
Ignōscō tibi, Sapphicā puella
mūsā doctior: est enim venustē
Magna Caeciliō incohāta Māter.


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