Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. But who yieldeth herself unto advowtry impure,
  2. Ah! may her loathed gifts in light dust uselessly soak,
  3. For of unworthy sprite never a gift I desire.
  4. Rather, 0 new-mated brides, be concord aye your companion,
  5. Ever let constant love dwell in the dwellings of you.
  6. Yet when thou sightest, 0 Queen, the Constellations, I pray thee,
  7. Every festal day Venus the Goddess appease;
  8. Nor of thy unguent-gifts allow myself to be lacking,