Catullus 75

In this poem, Catullus has a personal reflection all that has happened in his last few poems with Lesbia. In the first two lines of the poem, the mind of his character has been "officio perdidit ipsa suo" which is a more powerful thing to say about his inner being than to simply put that he is sad or heartbroken. Also, the word "omnia" seems to have a more negative conotation at the end, to show that there would be nothing that Lesbia could do in order to gain the respect that she has lost from Catullus. By saying "nec desistere amare, omnia si facias" Catullus is able to show how distanced his character has gone from his love interest and the disappointment that is felt by him.