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A Small Book of Translations: 02 - Catullus 1

Author(s): Alexander Hutchison

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VIVAMUS, MEA LESBIA, ATQUE AMEMUS

Lizzie, let's live and love
and count the vapourings of strict
old men with one cold coin.
Suns may sink and sally back:
when our brief light is by
night's a sleep that's sealed forever.
Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred –
another thousand, a hundred to follow –
still another thousand, and a hundred more.
And when we've wantoned all those thousands
wreck the tally, and never know –
lest any think our kisses ill
and grudge how many.

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A Small Book of Translations: 02 - Catullus 1

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Audience size 1000+

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Method of composition N/A
Year of composition 2004
Word count 88

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Author id 420
Forenames Alexander
Surname Hutchison
Gender Male
Decade of birth 1940
Educational attainment University
Age left school 17
Occupation Writer / Senior Lecturer
Place of birth Buckie
Region of birth Banff
Birthplace CSD dialect area Bnf
Country of birth Scotland
Place of residence Glasgow
Region of residence Glasgow
Residence CSD dialect area Gsw
Country of residence Scotland
Father's occupation Medical Practitioner
Father's place of birth Spey Bay
Father's region of birth Moray
Father's birthplace CSD dialect area Mry
Father's country of birth Scotland
Mother's occupation School Meals Supervisor
Mother's place of birth Buckie
Mother's region of birth Banff
Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area Bnf
Mother's country of birth Scotland

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English Yes Yes Yes Yes Generally/work/home etc.
French Yes Yes No Yes
Italian No Yes No No translation
Latin No Yes No No
Scots Yes Yes Yes Yes Socially/home/writing

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