Tibullus
Americannoun
noun
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“Here’s the word ‘Tibullus’—he’s the only Tibullus I can find.
From The New Yorker • May 1, 2017
Catullus, Propertius and Tibullus were ravaged by hard-boiled mistresses, and their poems tell of virtually the only battle they ever fought�the war between the sexes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tibullus complains of Delia's devotion to her, and her ritual.
From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)
Virgil gave him pleasure, and Tibullus for his diction; but he greatly commended Horace and Catullus, Propertius not much....
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
After which he gradually became classical, and poured into the sleepy ears of Mrs. Marsden and Albina a parallel between Tibullus and Propertius, a dissertation on Alc�us, and another on Menander.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
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