CATULLUS VII Flashcards
Quaeris, quot mihi basiationes
Lesbia, you ask how many kisses to me
tuae, Lesbia, sint satis superque
from (of) you are enough and more than enough.
Quam magnus numerus Libyssae harenae
as great the number of Libyan sand
lasarpiciferis iacet Cyrenis
lies in lasarpicium-bearing Cyrene
oraclum Iovis inter aestuosi
between oracle of very hot Jupiter
et Batti veteris sacrum sepulcrum;
an sacred tomb of old Battis;
aut quam sidera multa, cum tacet nox,
or as many stars, when night is silent,
furtivos hominum vident amores
see secret loves (affairs) of men
tam te basia multa basiare
to kiss you so many kisses
vesano satis et super Catullo est,
is enough and more than enough for love-crazed Catullus
quae nec pernumerare curiosi
which neither curious (people) are able to enumerate/count
possint nec mala fascinare lingua
nor evil tongue is able to bewitch/curse
form tense and reason of ‘sint’ in line 2
pres sub - indirect question
case of lasarpiciferis and Cyrenis in line 4
locative
figure of speech -‘oraclum Iovis inter aestuosi’
transferred epithet
what is a transferred epithet
grammatically misplaced adjective –> very hot grammatically modifies Jupiter, but it really meant to describe the sand
tense and form of basiare in line 9
present infinitive
figure of speech of ‘vesano satis et super Catullo est’ line 10
chiasmus
case and reason of vesano and Catullo in line 10
dative of advantage
tense and mood of possint in line 12
present subjunctive
reason ‘possint’ is in the present subjunctive
relative clause of characteristic
