Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. To hurt Catullus, whereas all that have
  2. Wage any Wager thou be Sabine classed)
  3. But whether Sabine or of Tiburs truer
  4. To thy suburban Cottage fared I fain
  5. And fro' my bronchials drave that cursèd cough
  6. Which not unmerited on me my maw,
  7. A-seeking sumptuous banquetings, bestowed.
  8. For I requesting to be Sestius' guest
  9. Read against claimant Antius a speech,
  10. Full-filled with poisonous pestilential trash.
  11. Hence a grave frigid rheum and frequent cough
  12. Shook me till fled I to thy bosom, where
  13. Repose and nettle-broth healed all my ills.
  14. Wherefore recruited now best thanks I give