Gaius Valerius Catullus, Carmen 61.224-228

The wedding festivities come to a close: the maidens are told to shut the doors, and the newlyweds are sent off with a final blessing to live well and fulfill their duty.

 

Tier 1

virgines, claudite ianuas: ceremonia finis est.

 

sed bonus vir et femina, vivite bene et educate fortem puerum magna cura.

Written by Robert Amstutz

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