In Rufum. Catul. Ep. 64 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDDCCEEFE D GGFFBBHHHD| IN RUFUM CATUL EP | A |
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| Noli admirari quare tibi foemina nulla | B |
| Rufe velit tenerum supposuisse femur | C |
| Non ullam rarae labefactes munere vestis | D |
| Aut pellucidulis deliciis lapidis | D |
| Laedit te quaedam mala fabula qua tibi fertur | C |
| Valle sub alarum trux habitare caper | C |
| Hunc metuunt omnes neque mirum nam mala valde est | E |
| Bestia nec quicum bela puella cubet | E |
| Quare aut crudelem nasorum interfice pestem | F |
| Aut admirari desine cur fugiant | E |
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| TO RUFUS | D |
| - | |
| That no fair woman will wonder not why | G |
| Clap Rufus under thine her tender thigh | G |
| Not a silk gown shall once melt one of them | F |
| Nor the delights of a transparent gemme | F |
| A scurvy story kills thee which doth tell | B |
| That in thine armpits a fierce goat doth dwell | B |
| Him they all fear full of an ugly stench | H |
| Nor 's 't fit he should lye with a handsome wench | H |
| Wherefore this noses cursed plague first crush | H |
| Or cease to wonder why they fly you thus | D |
Richard Lovelace
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In Rufum. Catul. Ep. 64 is a poem by Richard Lovelace. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.