Carmina

Catullus

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

0 Hymen Hymenaeus!"

Lest longer mute tongue stays that joys

In festal jest, from Fescennine,

Nor yet denay their nuts to boys,

He-Concubine! who learns in fine

His lordling's love is fled.

Throw nuts to boys thou idle all

He-Concubine! wast fain full long

With nuts to play: now pleased as thrall

Be thou to swell Talasios' throng:

He-Concubine throw nuts.

Wont thou at peasant-girls to jape

He-whore! Thy Lord's delight the while:

Now shall hair-curling chattel scrape