Carmina

Catullus

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

  1. Which as a lethargy o'er mine inmost vitals a-creeping,
  2. Hath from my bosom expelled all of what joyance it joyed,
  3. Now will I crave no more she love me e'en as I love her,
  4. Nor (impossible chance!) ever she prove herself chaste:
  5. Would I were only healed and shed this fulsome disorder.
  6. Oh Gods, grant me this boon unto my piety due!