Love
CIX: Think you truly, belov'd, this bond of duty between us
Translated by Robinson Ellis (1871) · From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus (1871)
Think you truly, belov'd, this bond of duty between us,
Lasteth, an ever-new jollity, ne'er to decease?
Grant it, Gods immortal, assure her promise in earnest;
Yea, be the lips sincere; yea, be the words from her heart.
So still rightly remain our lovers' charter, a life-long
Friendship in us, whose faith fades not away to the last.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “CIX: Think you truly, belov'd, this bond of duty between us.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/101/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “CIX: Think you truly, belov'd, this bond of duty between us.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/101/.
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