Most articulate son of Romulus,
how many there are and have been, Marcus Tullius,
and how many there will be in years after,
Catullus the worst poet of them all
gives the highest thanks to you,
so much the worst poet of all
as you are so much the greatest patron of all.
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Slight emendation of the last two lines:
as much the worst poet of all
as you are the greatest patron of all.
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