Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Pleases the bevy unwed with feigned complaints to accuse thee.
  2. What if assail they whom their souls in secrecy cherish?
  3. Hymen O Hymenaeus, Hymen here, O Hymenaeus!
Damsels
  1. E'en as a flow'ret born secluded in garden enclosed,
  2. Unto the flock unknown and ne'er uptorn by the ploughshare,