Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CARMINA: 75, by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS Poet's Biography First Line: None could ever say that she Last Line: Lesbia! I must love you still. Alternate Author Name(s): Catullus, Caius Valerius Variant Title(s): Of His Love;de Amore Suo Subject(s): Passion | ||||||||
None could ever say that she, Lesbia! was so loved by me. Never all the world around Faith so true as mine was found. If no longer it endures (Would it did!) the fault is yours. I can never think again Well of you: I try in vain. But . . . be false . . . do what you will. -- Lesbia! I must love you still. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...APPULDURCOMBE PARK by AMY LOWELL FIVE ACCOUNTS OF A MONOGAMOUS MAN by WILLIAM MEREDITH ON PASSION AS A LITERARY TRADITION by JOHN CIARDI LES GRANDES PASSIONS MANQUEES by IRVING FELDMAN AD LESBIAM by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS |
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