Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. What if assail they whom their souls in secrecy cherish?
  2. 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,
  3. Soothed by the zephyrs and strengthened by suns and nourish't by showers