Catullus 72

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Catullus 72

• You Used to Say
• Lauren McLean

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Dicebas quondam solum te nosse Catullum,Lesbia,
nec prae me velle tenere Iovem.dilexi tum te non
tantum ut vulgus amicam,sed pater ut gnatos
diligit et generos.quondam once, formerly,
sometimesnosco, noscere, novi, notum get to
know, learn knowprae before, in comparison
withdiligo, diligere, dilexi, dilectum love,
esteem, hold deartantum so much, only vulgus
common people, crowdamica, -ae female friend,
girlfriend gnatus, -i son, childrengener,
generi son-in-law
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nunc te cognovi quare, etsi impensius
uror,multo mi tamen es vilior et levior.qui
potis est, inquis? quod amantem iniuria
taliscogit amare magis, sed bene velle
minus.cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognotum
get to know, have experience ofimpense
violently uro, urere, ussi, ustum burn be on
firevilis, -e cheap, worthless levis, -e
light, swift, gentle, unimportantqui how, in
what way potis, pote ableinquam, inquit
say amans, amantis loveriniuria, -ae
unlawful conduct, unjust act, insultcogo,
cogere, coegi, coactum drive together,
force bene well quite
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The End