Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Like white-robed dovelet or Adonis-love.
  2. Romulus thou bardache! this wilt see and bear?
  3. Then art a lewdling, dicer, greedy-gut!
  4. Is't for such like name, sole Emperor thou!
  5. Thou soughtest extreme Occidental Isle?
  6. That this your . . . . Mentula
  7. Millions and Milliards might at will absorb?
  8. What is't but Liberality misplaced?
  9. What trifles wasted he, small heirlooms spent?
  10. First his paternal goods were clean dispersed;
  11. Second went Pontus' spoils and for the third,—
  12. Ebro-land,—weets it well gold-rolling Tage.
  13. Fear him the Gallias? Him the Britons' fear?
  14. Why cherish this ill-wight? what 'vails he do?
  15. Save fat paternal heritage devour?
  16. Lost ye for such a name, o puissant pair
  17. (Father and Son-in-law), our all-in-all?
  1. Alfénus! short of memory, false to comrades dearest-dear,
  2. Now hast no pity (hardened Soul!) for friend and loving fere?
  3. Now to betray me, now to guile. thou (traitor!) ne'er dost pause?