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| LESBIVS est pulcer. quid ni? quem Lesbia malit | 1 | LESBIVS is a pretty boy; why not? since Lesbia likes him better |
quam te cum tota gente, Catulle, tua. |
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than you, Catullus, with all your kin. |
| sed tamen hic pulcer uendat cum gente Catullum, | 3 | But let this pretty boy sell Catullus and all his kin |
si tria notorum suauia reppererit. |
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if he can find three acquaintances to vouch for him. |