Carmina

Catullus

Catullus, Gaius Valerius. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus. Burton, Sir Richard Francis, translator. London, Printed for the Translators, 1894.

  1. So thou be softened to us, nor any attempting thou venture
  2. Shot of thy hostile shaft piercing me high as its head,—
  3. Now do I ken this toil with vainest purpose was taken,
  4. (Gellius!) nor herein aught have our prayers availèd.