The Roman Elegiac Poets

Alexandrian Amor appear aqua atque Augustus beauty belongs called Catullus century common Cynthia death deos divinity early edition elegiac elegy epigram erat especially expression famous fuit gods Greek haec honor idea illa important indicated Intr ipse Italy Lachmann later Latin Lesbia literary live lover manus Messalla mihi modo nature nunc occurs original Ovid passage perhaps person poem poet poetic poetry probably Prop Propertius puella quae quam quid quod quoque refers represented Roman Rome seems sense similar sunt taken tamen terra thought tibi Tibullus tion Trist usual various Venus verba Verg verse vita writers written