AD M. T. CICERONEM. <br /> CATUL EP. 50. <br /> <br />Disertissime Romuli nepotum, <br />Quot sunt, quotque fuere, Marce Tulli, <br />Quotque post alios erunt in annos, <br />Gratias tibi maximas Catullus <br />Agit, pessimus omnium poeta: <br />Tanto pessimus omnium poeta, <br />Quanto tu optimus omnium patronus. <br /> <br /> TO MARCUS T. CICERO. <br /> IN AN ENGLISH PENTASTICK. <br /> <br />Tully to thee, Rome's eloquent sole heir, <br />The best of all that are, shall be, and were, <br />I the worst poet send my best thanks and pray'r: <br />Ev'n by how much the worst of poets I, <br />By so much you the best of patrones be.<br /><br />Richard Lovelace<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ad-m-t-ciceronem-catul-ep-50/
