catullus 5
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Catullus 5
Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemusrumoresque senum severiorumomnes unius aestimemus assis!soles occidere et redire possunt:nobis cum semel occidit brevis lux,...............................5nox est perpetua una dormienda.da mi basia mille, deinde centum;dein mille altera, dein secunda centum,deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum.dein, cum milia multa fecerimus,..................................10conturbabimus illa, ne sciamus,aut ne quis malus invidere possit,cum tantum sciat esse basiorum.
Meter: hendecasyllabics.2.rumores: gossip3.unius aestimemus assis: Genitive of Value or Worth. Let us value at one6.dormienda est: Passive Paraphrastic.
nobis: Dative of Agent.7.mi: mihi.
basia: kisses N. pl9.usque:continually
11. conturbabimus illa: we'll mix the count of them basia, i.e., the number, the accounts.12. invidere: to cast an evil eye on us
possit: present subjunctive of potest (possum).
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