Priapeia

Priaepia

by divers poets in English verse and prose. Translated by Sir Richard Burton and Leonard C. Smithers

  1. I greed not Coleworts or fine greens to grow,
  2. Or Beets of bigness by no garden borne,
  3. Or Scallion ever shooting at the head,
  4. Ne'er deem I any for the seed-full Gourd,
  5. Basil or Cucumbers aground bestrown,
  6. Come to my garth; or sessile Lettuces;
  7. Or that one nightly lustful Rockets rob,
  8. The Mint strong-smelling and the healthful Rue,