Priapeia

Priaepia

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

  1. Nor Grapes as pluckt by blond-haired Areté,
  2. Nor Apples grafted on Picenian stock,
  3. Nor Pear-fruits worthy such a risk to run,
  4. Nor Plum though yellower than wax virginal,
  5. Nor Sorb that stayeth slippery stomach-flux.
  6. My branches bear not best of Mulberries,
  7. Or oval Filbert men 'Avellan' clepe,
  8. Or Almond gleaming with a rosy flame.