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| HVC est mens deducta tua mea Lesbia, culpa | 1 | To this point is my mind reduced by your fault, my Lesbia, |
atque ita se officio perdidit ipsa suo, |
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and has so ruined itself by its own devotion, |
| ut iam nec bene uelle queat tibi, si optima fias, | 3 | that now it can neither wish you well though you should become the best of women, |
nec desistere amare, omnia si facias. |
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nor cease to love you though you do the worst that can be done. |