Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Had by my Calvus been explained, exposed,
  2. His hand upraising high admiring cried
  3. "Great Gods! the loquent little Doodle-diddle!"
  1. The head of Otho, puniest of pates---
  2. The rustic half-washt shanks of Nerius
  3. And Libo's subtle silent fizzling-farts. ---
  4. I wish that leastwise these should breed disgust
  5. In thee and old Fuficius, rogue twice-cookt.
  6. Again at these mine innocent iamb-lines
  7. Wi' wrath be wrothest; unique Emperor!
  1. We pray, an' haply irk it not when prayed,
  2. Show us where shadowed hidest thou in shade!
  3. Thee throughout Campus Minor sought we all,
  4. Thee in the Circus, thee in each bookstall,
  5. Thee in Almighty Jove's fane consecrate.
  6. Nor less in promenade titled from The Great
  7. (Friend!) I accosted each and every quean,
  8. But mostly madams showing mien serene,
  9. For thee I pestered all with many pleas—
  10. "Give me Came n us, wanton baggages!"