Gaius Valerius Catullus, 71 "On Revenge"

Catullus writes this poem to someone who gets revenge on his lover and his romantic rival when they sleep together.

 

Tier 1

si horribilis caper sub brachio prohibet aliquem iure,

 

aut si tarda podagra secat aliquem,

 

tuus rivalis, qui laborat tuam puellam, invenit utrumque malum a te.

 

nam quotiens puellam tuam futuit, totiens ambos puniuntur: illa odore, ipse perit podagra.

 

Written by Robert Amstutz

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