Love
XLIX: Greatest speaker of any born a Roman
Translated by Robinson Ellis (1871) · From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus (1871)
Love
Greatest speaker of any born a Roman,
Marcus Tullius, all that are, that have been,
That shall ever in after-years be famous;
Thanks superlative unto thee Catullus
Renders, easily last among the poets.
He as easily last among the poets
As thou surely the first among the pleaders.
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MLA
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “XLIX: Greatest speaker of any born a Roman.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/46/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “XLIX: Greatest speaker of any born a Roman.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/46/.
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