Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Now do I ken this toil with vainest purpose was taken,
  2. (Gellius!) nor herein aught have our prayers availèd.
  3. Therefore we'll parry with cloak what shafts thou shootest against us;
  4. And by our bolts transfixt, penalty due thou shalt pay.