Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Sought, but in vain, for ne'er wi' sacrificial blood shed
  2. Victims appeased the Lords ruling Celestial seats:
  3. Never may I so joy in aught (Rhamnusian Virgin!)
  4. That I engage in deed maugrè the will of the Lords.