Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. To thee (Cornelius!); for wast ever fain
  2. To deem my trifles somewhat boon contain;
  3. E'en when thou single 'mongst Italians found
  4. Daredst all periods in three Scripts expound
  5. Learned (by Jupiter!) elaborately.
  6. Then take thee whatso in this booklet be,
  7. Such as it is, whereto O Patron Maid
  8. To live down Ages lend thou lasting aid!