Love
CXI: One lord only to love, one, Aufilena, to live for
Translated by Robinson Ellis (1871) · From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus (1871)
Love
One lord only to love, one, Aufilena, to live for,
Praise can a bride nowhere goodlier any betide;
Yet, when a niece with an uncle is even mother or even
Cousin--of all paramours this were as heinous as all.
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MLA
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “CXI: One lord only to love, one, Aufilena, to live for.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/103/.
Chicago
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “CXI: One lord only to love, one, Aufilena, to live for.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/103/.
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