Love
Catullus de Lesbia
Love
Lesbia for ever on me rails,
To talk of me she never fails.
Now, hang me, but for all her art,
I find that I have gain'd her heart.
My proof is this: I plainly see,
The case is just the same with me;
I curse her every hour sincerely,
Yet, hang me but I love her dearly.
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MLA
Swift, Jonathan. “Catullus de Lesbia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/124/.
Chicago
Swift, Jonathan. “Catullus de Lesbia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/124/.
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