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Catullus 73

Catullus shows his disgust for the unfaithful behavior of a so called friend.

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Desine de quoquam quicquam bene velle mereri
...aut aliquem fieri posse putare pium.
omnia sunt ingrata, nihil fecisse benigne
...<prodest,> immo etiam taedet obestque magis;
ut mihi, quem nemo gravius nec acerbius urget....................5
...quam modo qui me unum atque unicum amicum habuit.

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Meter: elegiacs.
1. desine: governs the complementary infinitives velle and putare; 
quicquam: direct object of velle.
2. aliquem...pium: indirect statement governed by putare.
5. ut mihi: sc. obest.
6. quam: "than"; 
qui: "he who".
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