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Catullus 7

Catullus tries to calculate how many of Lesbia’s kisses would be enough.

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Quaeris, quot mihi basiationes
tuae, Lesbia, sint satis superque.
quam magnus numerus Libyssae harenae
lasarpiciferis iacet Cyrenis
oraclum Iovis inter aestuosi............................5
et Batti veteris sacrum sepulcrum;
aut quam sidera multa, cum tacet nox, 
furtivos hominum vident amores:
tam te basia multa basiare
vesano satis et super Catullo est,..................10
quae nec pernumerare curiosi
possint nec mala fascinare lingua.

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Meter: hendecasyllabics.
3. quam: half of the correlative with tam (line 9); likewise with the quam on line 7.
9. te: Subject Accusative in Indirect Statement with basiare.
11. quae: "so that/to"
12. possint: subjunctive verb in a relative clause of purpose.
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