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He was deep in every department of Catullian lore.
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He was deep in every department of Catullian lore.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906
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And in that moment her cheek, hair, eyes, then at last her lips, felt the sting of his Catullian endearments ....
V. V.'s Eyes Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905
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He was deep in every department of Catullian lore.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Thomas Wright 1897
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A few exquisite pieces in Latin literature, the Catullian _Ille mi par_, for example, a few in our own, such as Jonson's _Drink to me only with thine eyes_, are translations.
Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse Various 1866
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Yet Ben, with his principles off, could soar and sing with the best of them; and there are strains in his lyrics which Herrick, the most Catullian of poets since Catullus, could imitate, but never match.
Among My Books First Series James Russell Lowell 1855
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This Epithet, peculiarly Catullian, is appropriate to the coasts most favoured by Priapus; oysters being an incentive to lust.
The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Gaius Valerius Catullus 1855
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Strephon and Klaius the pleasing movement of his own _Catullian
Among My Books Second Series James Russell Lowell 1855
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Coleridge learned from him how to write his "Catullian hendeca-syllables," and did not better his instruction. [
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Various
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