Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Oracles soothfast told,—And ye, by Destiny followed,
  2. Speed ye, the well-spun woof out-drawing, speed ye, 0 Spindles.
  1. Soon to thy sight shall rise, their fond hopes bringing to bridegrooms,
  2. Hesperus: soon shall come thy spouse with planet auspicious,
  3. Who shall thy mind enbathe with a love that softens the spirit,
  4. And as thyself shall prepare for sinking in languorous slumber,