Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Hearing the self-same words softly and smoothly pronouncèd,
  2. Nor any feared to hear such harshness uttered thereafter,
  3. Whenas a sudden came message of horrible news,