Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. With Praetor, gains for loss were changed.
  2. "O Memmius! thou did'st long and late
  3. . . me supine slow and . . . "
  4. But (truly see I) in such case
  5. Diddled you were by wight as base
  6. Sans mercy. Noble friends go claim!
  7. Now god and goddess give you grame
  8. Disgrace of Romulus! Remus' shame!
  1. Who e'er could witness this (who could endure
  2. Except the lewdling, dicer, greedy-gut)
  3. That should Mamurra get what hairy Gaul
  4. And all that farthest Britons held whilòme?
  5. (Thou bardache Romulus!) this wilt see and bear?
  6. Then art a lewdling, dicer, greedy-gut!
  7. He now superb with pride superfluous
  8. Shall go perambulate the bedrooms all
  9. Like white-robed dovelet or Adonis-love.
  10. Romulus thou bardache! this wilt see and bear?
  11. Then art a lewdling, dicer, greedy-gut!
  12. Is't for such like name, sole Emperor thou!