Sulpicia Elegiae

Tibullus

Sulpicia (attributed author). Six Poems. Mahoney, Anne, translator.

  1. My Camenae called on her in prayer,
  2. and Cytherea brought him to my heart.
  3. Venus kept her promise: now she can tell
  4. my tale of joy to those who don't believe.
  5. I hardly want to give this letter up
  6. so no one else sees it before he does.
  7. I'm glad I did it — why wear a prudish mask,
  8. as if he wasn't good enough for me!