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Episode 2B - The Return of the Penis, Catullus 3 (III)
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Publish Date: 2014-05-09 02:15:10
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LVGETE, o Veneres Cupidinesque,
et quantum est hominum uenustiorum:
passer mortuus est meae puellae,
passer, deliciae meae puellae,
quem plus illa oculis suis amabat.                               5
nam mellitus erat suamque norat
ipsam tam bene quam puella matrem,
nec sese a gremio illius mouebat,
sed circumsiliens modo huc modo illuc
ad solam dominam usque pipiabat;                             10
qui nunc it per iter tenebricosum
illuc, unde negant redire quemquam.
at uobis male sit, malae tenebrae
Orci, quae omnia bella deuoratis:
tam bellum mihi passerem abstulistis.                         15
o factum male! o miselle passer!
tua nunc opera meae puellae
flendo turgiduli rubent ocelli.

 

Bibliography

Giangrande, G. (1975). Catullus's lyrics on the Passer. MPL 1, 37-46.

Jocelyn, H. D. (1980). On some unnecessarily indecent interpretations of Catullus 2 and 3. AJP 101, 421-41.

Pomeroy, A. (2003). Heavy petting in Catullus. Arethusa, 36, 49-60.

 

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