493 Catullus - The Poet of Love and Hate
The History of Literature
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Kiss Me a Thousand Times, Then a Hundred, and Then Another Hundred
"Let's have one infinite night. Kiss me a thousand times, then a hundred, then a thousand more," the poet writes. "What's the point when the number no longer matters?" he asks. The poem is an overflow of love and emotion that can't be measured in terms of how many kisses are given.
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