Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Then with contending troops from all their city outflocking
  2. Gladly the Delphians hailed their God with smoking of altars.
  3. Often in death-full war and bravest of battle, or Mavors
  4. Or rapid Triton's Queen or eke the Virgin Rhamnusian,
  5. Bevies of weaponed men exhorting, proved their presence.
  6. But from the time when earth was stained with unspeakable scandals
  7. And forth fro' greeding breasts of all men justice departed,
  8. Then did the brother drench his hands in brotherly bloodshed,