Priapeia

Priaepia

by divers poets in English verse and prose. Translated by Sir Richard Burton and Leonard C. Smithers

  1. Form in Apollo is conspicuous charm;
  2. Formose in picture is Lyaeus limned
  3. And Cupid most formose of all is shown.
  4. Freely of lovely form the lack I own;
  5. Yet is our mentule a resplendent gem;