Carmina, Catullus, Gaius Valerius, creator; Merrill, Elmer Truesdell, 1860-1936, editor
Phalaecean
O qui flosculus es Iuventiorum,
non horum modo, sed quot aut fuerunt
aut posthac aliis erunt in annis,
mallem divitias Midae dedisses
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isti cui neque servus est neque arca,
quam sic te sineres ab illo amari.
“quid? Non est homo bellus?” inquies. est:
sed bello huic neque servus est neque arca.
hoc tu quam libet abice elevaque :
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nec servum tamen ille habet neque arcam.
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