Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. While in his depths runs warm his stream with slaughter commingled.
  2. Speed ye, the well-spun woof out-drawing, speed ye, 0 Spindles.
  1. Witness in fine shall be the victim rendered to death-stroke,
  2. Whenas the earthern tomb on lofty tumulus builded
  3. Shall of the stricken maid receive limbs white as the snow-flake.
  4. Speed ye, the well-spun woof out-drawing, speed ye, 0 Spindles.
  1. For when at last shall Fors to weary Achaians her fiat
  2. Deal, of Dardanus-town to burst Neptunian fetters,