Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Self-willed taking herself from very mate's very breast.
  2. Wherefore I hold it enough since given to us and us only
  3. Boon of that day with Stone whiter than wont she denotes.
  4. This to thee—all that I can—this offering couched in verses
  5. (Allius!) as my return give I for service galore;
  6. So wi' the seabriny rust your name may never be sullied