Arts & Sciences
To Marcus T. Cicero (Catullus, Ep. 50)
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Arts & Sciences
Tully to thee, Rome's eloquent sole heir,
The best of all that are, shall be, and were,
I the worst poet send my best thanks and pray'r:
Ev'n by how much the worst of poets I,
By so much you the best of patrones be.
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Lovelace, Richard. “To Marcus T. Cicero (Catullus, Ep. 50).” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/120/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “To Marcus T. Cicero (Catullus, Ep. 50).” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/120/.
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