This man wrote two poems about his girlfriend's pet sparrow, one bemoaning the fact that the sparrow got to play with her and he didn't, and another about the death of the bird. He also penned some scathing poems about acquaintances he had, a less obscene one of which involved a napkin stolen by Asinius Marrucinus. Some of his nicer poetry was addressed to his special lady asking to "Let us live" and "Let us love", in addition to requesting exactly 3,300 kisses, then requesting that they all be mixed up so no one will be jealous of "how many kisses [they] have shared". Penning the famous words "Odi et amo", identify t
This man wrote two poems about his girlfriend's pet sparrow, one bemoaning the fact that the sparrow got to play with her and he didn't, and another about the death of the bird. He also penned some scathing poems about acquaintances he had, a less obscene one of which involved a napkin stolen by Asinius Marrucinus. Some of his nicer poetry was addressed to his special lady asking to "Let us live" and "Let us love", in addition to requesting exactly 3,300 kisses, then requesting that they all be mixed up so no one will be jealous of "how many kisses [they] have shared". Penning the famous words "Odi et amo", identify this Golden Age Roman poet who wrote of his love for Lesbia.
This man wrote two poems about his girlfriend's pet sparrow, one bemoaning the fact that the sparrow got to play with her
Gaius Valerius {Catullus}