Ad M. T. Ciceronem. Catul Ep. 50.

Richard Lovelace 1618 – 1657



AD M. T. CICERONEM.
                 CATUL EP. 50.

Disertissime Romuli nepotum,
Quot sunt, quotque fuere, Marce Tulli,
Quotque post alios erunt in annos,
Gratias tibi maximas Catullus
Agit, pessimus omnium poeta:
Tanto pessimus omnium poeta,
Quanto tu optimus omnium patronus.

             TO MARCUS T. CICERO.
          IN AN ENGLISH PENTASTICK.

Tully to thee, Rome's eloquent sole heir,
The best of all that are, shall be, and were,
I the worst poet send my best thanks and pray'r:
Ev'n by how much the worst of poets I,
By so much you the best of patrones be.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AX AXBBCCB XX XXXXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 555
Words 94
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 7, 2, 5

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