Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. He too gave me the house, also he gave me the dame,
  2. She upon whom both might exert them, partners in love deeds.
  3. Thither graceful of gait pacing my goddess white-hued
  4. Came and with gleaming foot on the worn sole of the threshold
  5. Stood she and prest its slab creakihg her sandals the while;
  6. E'enso with love enflamed in olden days to her helpmate,
  7. Laodamía the home Protesiléan besought,
  8. Sought, but in vain, for ne'er wi' sacrificial blood shed
  9. Victims appeased the Lords ruling Celestial seats:
  10. Never may I so joy in aught (Rhamnusian Virgin!)