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Catullus 49

Catullus give homage to Cicero.

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Disertissime Romuli nepotum
quot sunt quotque fuere, Marce Tulli,
quotque post aliis erunt in annis,
gratias tibi maximas Catullus
agit pessimus omnium poeta........................5
tanto pessimus omnium poeta
quanto tu optimus omnium patronus.

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Meter: hendecasyllabics.
5. pessimus: superlative of malus.
6. tanto...quanto: "by the same degree... as", "as much...as".
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last updated October 17, 2003
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