- 22 and 39
serve as
examples of
choliambic verse.
miser Catulle, dēsinās
ineptīre et quod vidēs perīsse
perditum dūcās fulsēre
quondam candidī tibī sōlēs...
- bite? But you, Catullus, be
resolved to be strong.
Miser Catulle, dēsinās
ineptīre, et quod vidēs perīsse
perditum dūcās. Fulsēre
quondam candidī tibī sōlēs...
- (poem 32) "Ameana,
puella de****uta" (poem 41) "Miser Catulle,
desinas ineptire" (poem 8) "Nulla
potest mulier tantum se
dicere amatam" (poem 87) "Nunc...
-
including no. 8: x – ᴗ – | x, – ᴗ – | ᴗ – – –
miser Catulle, dēsinās
ineptīre 'wretched Catullus, you
should stop
being foolish' and 31: paen(e) īnsulārum...
-
growing tired of
kissing Lesbia 8
Latin English Miser Catulle,
desinas ineptire choliambic 19
Lesbia Getting over
being dumped Himself 9
Latin English...
- the following, the
speaker is
talking to himself:
miser Catulle, dēsinās
ineptīre! (Catullus) 'wretched Catullus, you
should stop
being foolish!' The present...
