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Classic and Contemporary Poetry

WHY EXPECT ANY DIFFERENT? by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS

First Line: STOP WANTING, STOP EXPECTING PRAISE OR GRATITUDE
Last Line: THAN THE ONE, THE ONLY MAN, WHO HOLDS YOU DEAR

Poem Sources:

POEMS OF LOVE AND HATE. JOSEPHINE BALMER, TR.
  CATULLUS
  (2004)