Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Him bar I, modestly, methinks.
  2. But should ill-mind or lust's high jinks
  3. Thee (Sinner!), drive to sin so dread,
  4. That durst ensnare our dearling's head,
  5. Ah! woe's thee (wretch!) and evil fate,
  6. Mullet and radish shall pierce and grate,
  7. When feet-bound, haled through yawning gate.