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    The poet addresses his beloved Lesbia, urging them to live and love without concern for what others may say. He notes that while the stars rise and set each night, humans have only one life to live their light before an everlasting night of death. The poet wishes that all people would live as lovers like himself, ending war and instead living for love. When he dies, he wants lovers to celebrate his tomb with pastimes instead of mourning. He asks Lesbia to end his life and crown him with everlasting love in death.

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    The poet addresses his beloved Lesbia, urging them to live and love without concern for what others may say. He notes that while the stars rise and set each night, humans have only one life to live their light before an everlasting night of death. The poet wishes that all people would live as lovers like himself, ending war and instead living for love. When he dies, he wants lovers to celebrate his tomb with pastimes instead of mourning. He asks Lesbia to end his life and crown him with everlasting love in death.

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    Lets Us Live and Love

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    The poet addresses his beloved Lesbia, urging them to live and love without concern for what others may say. He notes that while the stars rise and set each night, humans have only one life to live their light before an everlasting night of death. The poet wishes that all people would live as lovers like himself, ending war and instead living for love. When he dies, he wants lovers to celebrate his tomb with pastimes instead of mourning. He asks Lesbia to end his life and crown him with everlasting love in death.

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    Let Us Live and Love (5)

    by Gaius Valerius Catullus translated by Thomas Campion My sweetest Lesbia, let us live and love; And though the sager sort our deeds reprove, Let us not weigh them. Heaven's great lamps of five Into their west, and straight again revive; But, soon as once set is our little light, Then must we sleep one ever-during night.

    If all would lead their lives in love like me, Then bloody swords and armor should not be; No drum nor trumpet peaceful sleeps should move, Unless alarm came from camp of love. But fools do live and waster their little light, And seek with pain their ever-during night.

    When timely death my life and fortune ends, Let not my hearse be vexed with mourning friends; But let all lovers rich in triumph come, And with sweet pastime grace my happy tomb. And, Lesbia, close up thou my little light, And crown with love by ever-during night.

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