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
I think him a better Latin poet than Tibullus, Propertius, Ausonius, or any of the writers in his way, except Ovid....
From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by Paul Elmer More
Tibullus longed to retire with her to the undisturbed seclusion of the country.
From Roman Women by Alfred Brittain
The indifference of Tibullus and Propertius to the graver duties and interests of life, looks like a reaction from a standard of manliness too high to be permanently upheld.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by W. Y. Sellar
Mr. Mackail's closing phrase the lover of Ovid will note an echo from that poet's famous elegy suggested by the premature death of still another Roman singer, Tibullus.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
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