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| QVINTI, si tibi uis oculos debere Catullum | 1 | QUINTUS, if you wish Catullus to owe his eyes to you, |
aut aliud si quid carius est oculis, |
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or aught else that is dearer than eyes, if dearer aught there be, |
| eripere ei noli, multo quod carius illi | 3 | do not take from him what is much dearer to him |
est oculis seu quid carius est oculis. |
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than his eyes, or aught besides that dearer is than eyes |