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85 by Catullus (translated from the Latin by David Macey)

October 1, 2010 Contributed By: Catullus, David Macey

I hate and love. Explain that star-crossed pair.
I cannot. That’s my little cross to bear.

Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris?
nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior.

 

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Filed Under: Translation Posted On: October 1, 2010

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