"Non redit in florem, sed munus perdit amantis, Quidquid vile jacet: dulce est, quodcumque negatur. Nam si formosam facilem penetravit amator, Fallit adulterio et munus perdit amantis."
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Octavianus (poet)
Octavianus or Octavian was a Latin poet of the 6th century AD, to whom several poems are attributed in the '. (Poetae Latini Minores) conjectured that Octavianus had been the first editor of the Anthology, based on the fact that his name and other life details, such as his Carthaginian origin and tender age of sixteen, are mentioned therein.
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