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So a maiden, whilst she remains untouched, so long is she dear to her own; when she has lost her chaste flower with sullied body, she remains neither lovely to boys nor dear to girls.

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I hate and love. And why, perhaps you’ll ask. I don’t know: but I feel, and I’m tormented.
CATULLUS

Feeling Hate Known Love Myself Torment
My mind’s sunk so low, Claudia, because of you, wrecked itself on your account so bad already, that I couldn’t like you if you were the best of women, -or stop loving you, no matter what you do.
CATULLUS

Love Low Mindset Stop Women Wreck Yourself
Who now travels that dark path from whose bourne they say no one returns. [Lat., Qui nunc it per iter tenebricosum Illue unde negant redire quemquam.]
CATULLUS

Darkness Path Return Travel
It is difficult to suddenly give up a long love. Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem
CATULLUS

Desire Difficult Hard Time Love Relationship
There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh.
CATULLUS

Foolish Laugh One Liner
Every one has his faults: but we do not see the wallet on our own backs.
CATULLUS

Back Condition Constant Faults Help Hope Motivational One Liner Time Wallet
What woman says to fond lover should be written on air or the swift water. [Lat., Mulier cupido quod dicit amanti, In vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua.]
CATULLUS

Fond Lover Swift Water Women Writing
So a maiden, whilst she remains untouched, so long is she dear to her own; when she has lost her chaste flower with sullied body, she remains neither lovely to boys nor dear to girls.
CATULLUS

Chaste Herself Lost Maid Sex Women
My lady’s sparrow is dead, the sparrow which was my lady’s delight
CATULLUS

Animal Bird Death Delight Myself Women
Stop wishing to merit anyone’s gratitude or thinking that anyone can become grateful.
CATULLUS

Gratitude Oneself Stop Thinking
Away with you, water, destruction of wine!
CATULLUS

Destruction Water Wine Yourself
Godlike the man who sits at her side, who watches and catches that laughter which (softly) tears me to tatters: nothing is left of me, each time I see her.
CATULLUS

Admire Herself Man Myself Relationship Side Time
I hate and love. You ask, perhaps, how can that be? I know not, but I feel the agony.
CATULLUS

Agony Feeling Hate Love Myself
But you shall not escape my iambics.
CATULLUS

Escape Yourself
It is difficult to lay aside a confirmed passion.
CATULLUS

Confirm Difficult One Liner Passion
What women say to lovers, you’ll agree, One writes on running water or on air.
CATULLUS

Lover Myself Running Water Women Writing

So a maiden, whilst she remains untouched, so long is she dear to her own; when she has lost her chaste flower with sullied body, she remains neither lovely to boys nor dear to girls.

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So a maiden, whilst she remains untouched, so long is she dear to her own; when she has lost her chaste flower with sullied body, she remains neither lovely to boys nor dear to girls.

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