Ad Lesbiam, Cat. Ep. 73 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBCDDCCCD E CCDDEECCFF| AD LESBIAM CAT EP | A |
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| Dicebas quondam solum to nosse Catullum | B |
| Lesbia nec prae me velle tenere Jovem | B |
| Dilexi tum te non tantum ut vulgus amicam | B |
| Sed pater ut gnatos diligit et generos | C |
| Nunc te cognovi quare et impensius uror | D |
| Multo mi tamen es vilior et levior | D |
| Qui potis est inquis quod amantem injuria talis | C |
| Cogat amare magis sed bene velle minus | C |
| Odi et amo quare id faciam fortasse requiris | C |
| Nescio sed fieri sentio et excrucior | D |
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| ENGLISHED | E |
| - | |
| That me alone you lov'd you once did say | C |
| Nor should I to the king of gods give way | C |
| Then I lov'd thee not as a common dear | D |
| But as a father doth his children chear | D |
| Now thee I know more bitterly I smart | E |
| Yet thou to me more light and cheaper art | E |
| What pow'r is this that such a wrong should press | C |
| Me to love more yet wish thee well much lesse | C |
| I hate and love would'st thou the reason know | F |
| I know not but I burn and feel it so | F |
Richard Lovelace
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