Gaius Valerius Catullus, 7 "To Lesbia: How many kisses?"

Catullus wants far too many kisses.

 

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Lesbia, tu interrogas quot tua basia sint satis mihi.

 

quam magnus numerus Libyssarum harenarum inter templum Iovis callidi et sacrum sepulcrum Batti antiqui;

 

aut quam multae stellae, cum nox tacet, vident vident furtivos amores hominum:

 

osculare te tam multa oscula satis est insano Catullo, quae curiosi nec numerare possint nec uti magica arte mala lingua possint.

 

Written by Robert Amstutz

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