Priapeia

Priaepia

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

  1. Nor Apples grafted on Picenian stock,
  2. Nor Pear-fruits worthy such a risk to run,
  3. Nor Plum though yellower than wax virginal,
  4. Nor Sorb that stayeth slippery stomach-flux.
  5. My branches bear not best of Mulberries,
  6. Or oval Filbert men 'Avellan' clepe,
  7. Or Almond gleaming with a rosy flame.
  8. I greed not Coleworts or fine greens to grow,
  9. Or Beets of bigness by no garden borne,
  10. Or Scallion ever shooting at the head,
  11. Ne'er deem I any for the seed-full Gourd,
  12. Basil or Cucumbers aground bestrown,
  13. Come to my garth; or sessile Lettuces;
  14. Or that one nightly lustful Rockets rob,