History & Politics
Epigram XL. Out of Catullus
Translated by Alexander Brome (1664) · From Songs and Other Poems (1664)
History & Politics
MY Mistress saith she'll marry none but me,
Though Jove himself should force her unto it:
But Womens words unto their lovers be
So firm, they may in wind or waves be writ.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XL. Out of Catullus.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/205/.
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Brome, Alexander. “Epigram XL. Out of Catullus.” Translated by Alexander Brome. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brome/205/.
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