Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Wherefore Priapus is bound to requite such honours by service,
  2. Doing his duty to guard both vineyard and garth of his lordling.
  3. Here then, O lads, refrain from ill-mannered picking and stealing:
  4. Rich be the neighbour-hind and negligent eke his Priapus: