Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Wherefore he will, if wise, devour the way,
  2. Though the blonde damsel thousand times essay
  3. Recall his going and with arms a-neck
  4. A-winding would e'er seek his course to check;
  5. A girl who (if the truth be truly told)
  6. Dies of a hopeless passion uncontroul'd;
  7. For since the doings of the Díndymus-dame,