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Catullus 7
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This is one of Catullus's poems to his mistress Lesbia. Similar to Catullus 5, this poem revels in counting kisses, with a touch of stellar voyeurism.

The meter of this poem is hendecasyllabic, a common form in Catullus' poetry.

Latin text and translation

Line Latin text

1

 quaeris quot mihi basiationes
2

 tuae Lesbia sint satis superque
3

 quam magnus numerus Libyssae harenae
4

 lasarpiciferis iacet Cyrenis
5

 oraclum Iovis inter aestuosi
6

 et Batti veteris sacrum sepulcrum
7

 aut quam sidera multa cum tacet nox
8

 furtivos hominum vident amores
9

 tam te basia multa basiare
10

 vesano satis et super Catullo est
11

 quae nec pernumerare curiosi
12

 possint nec mala fascinare lingua

Bibliography

  • Johnston, PA (1993). "Love and Laserpicium in Catullus 7". Classical Philology 88 328–329.

  • Arkins, B (1979). "Catullus 7". L'Antiqué Classique 48 630–635.

  • Segal, C (1974). "More Alexandrianism in Catullus VII?". Mnemosyne 27 139–143.

  • Segal, C (1968). "Catullus 5 and 7: A Study in Complementaries". American Journal of Philology 89 284–301.

  • Moorhouse, AC (1963). "Two Adjectives in Catullus 7". American Journal of Philology 84 417–418.

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