Love
In Lesbiam (Catullus, Ep. 76)
Translated by Richard Lovelace (1659) · From Lucasta: Posthume Poems (1659)
Love
By thy fault is my mind brought to that pass,
That it its office quite forgotten has:
For be'est thou best, I cannot wish thee well,
And be'est thou worst, then I must love thee still.
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Lovelace, Richard. “In Lesbiam (Catullus, Ep. 76).” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/147/.
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Lovelace, Richard. “In Lesbiam (Catullus, Ep. 76).” Translated by Richard Lovelace. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lovelace/147/.
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