Priapeia
Priaepia
by divers poets in English verse and prose. Translated by Sir Richard Burton and Leonard C. Smithers
- Form-charms in Mercury have might to please;
- Form in Apollo is conspicuous charm;
- Formose in picture is Lyaeus limned
- And Cupid most formose of all is shown.
- Freely of lovely form the lack I own;
- Yet is our mentule a resplendent gem;
- And this to th'erst-named gods shall aye prefer
- The damsel dowered with no fatuous coynte.