Catullus
Catullus
Gaius Valerius Catulluswas a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote in the neoteric style of poetry. His surviving works are still read widely, and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art...
delight sparrows
My lady's sparrow is dead, the sparrow which was my lady's delight
laughter men tears
Godlike the man who sits at her side, who watches and catches that laughter which (softly) tears me to tatters: nothing is left of me, each time I see her...
laughter laughing foolish
There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est