Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Cease thou of any to hope desirèd boon of well-willing,
  2. Or deem any shall prove pious and true to his dues.
  3. Waxes the world ingrate, no deed benevolent profits,
  4. Nay full oft it irks even offending the more:
  5. Such is my case whom none maltreats more grievously bitter,
  6. Than does the man that me held one and only to friend.