Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Saith she was erstwhile fleetest-fleet of crafts,
  2. Nor could by swiftness of aught plank that swims,
  3. Be she outstripped, whether paddle plied,
  4. Or fared she scudding under canvas-sail.