Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Brought she : 0 Brother for aye lost unto wretchedmost me,
  2. Oh, to thy wretchedmost brother lost the light of his life-tide,
  3. Buried together wi' thee lieth the whole of our house:
  4. Perisht along wi' thyself forthright all joys we enjoyèd,
  5. Douce joys fed by thy love during the term of our days;
  6. Whom now art tombed so far nor 'mid familiar pavestones
  7. Nor wi' thine ashes stored near to thy kith and thy kin,