C. Valerius Catullus, Carmina, TO HIS CUP-BOY

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DEDICATION TO CORNELIUS NEPOS

LESBIA'S SPARROW

ON THE DEATH OF LESBIA'S SPARROW

TO LESBIA, (OF LESBOS-CLODIA?)

TO FLAVIUS: MIS-SPEAKING HIS MISTRESS

TO LESBIA STILL BELOVED

TO HIMSELF RECOUNTING LESBIA'S INCONSTANCY

TO VERANIUS RETURNED FROM TRAVEL

HE MEETS VARUS AND MISTRESS

A PARTING INSULT TO LESBIA

TO M. ASINIUS WHO STOLE NAPERY

FABULLUS IS INVITED TO A POET'S SUPPER

TO CALVUS, ACKNOWLEDGING HIS POEMS

TO AURELIUS—HANDS OFF THE BOY!

TO AURELIUS AND FURIUS IN DEFENCE OF HIS MUSE'S HONESTY

OF A "PREDESTINED" HUSBAND

TO PRIAPUS, THE GARDEN-GOD

To AURELIUS THE SKINFLINT

To VARUS ABUSING SUFFENUS

TO FURIUS SATIRICALLY PRAISING HIS POVERTY

TO JUVENTIUS CONCERNING THE CHOICE OF A FRIEND

ADDRESS TO THALLUS THE NAPERY-THIEF

CATULLUS CONCERNING HIS VILLA

TO FRIENDS ON RETURN FROM TRAVEL

TO CAESAR OF MAMURRA, CALLED MENTULA

To ALFENUS THE PERJUROR

ON RETURN TO SIRMIO AND HIS VILLA

CRAVING IPSITHILLA'S LAST FAVOURS

ON THE VIBENNII-BATH-THIEVES

AN INVITATION TO POET CECILIUS

ON "THE ANNALS "—A SO-CALLED POEM OF VOLUSIUS

TO THE FREQUENTERS OF A LOW TAVERN

A COMPLAINT TO CORNIFICIUS

ON EGNATIUS OF THE WHITE TEETH

THREATENING RAVIDUS WHO STOLE HIS MISTRESS

ON MAMURRA'S MISTRESS

ON A STRUMPET WHO STOLE HIS TABLETS

To MAMURRA'S MISTRESS

CATULLUS TO HIS OWN FARM

ON ACME AND SEPTUMIUS

HIS ADIEUX TO BITHYNIA

TO PORCIUS AND SOCRATION

TO MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO

TO HIS FRIEND LICINIUS

CATULLUS TO HIMSELF

A JEST CONCERNING CALVUS

To JULIUS CAESAR(?)

OF HIS FRIEND CAMERIUS

TO CATO, DESCRIBING A "BLACK JOKER."

ON MAMURRA AND JULIUS CAESAR

ON LESBIA WHO ENDED BADLY

TO A CRUEL CHARMER

Epithalamium On Vinia And Manlius

Nuptial Song By Youths And Damsels

THE ADVENTURES OF ATYS

Marriage of Peleus and Thetis

TO HORTALUS LAMENTING A LOST BROTHER.

(LOQUITUR) BERENICE'S LOCK.

DIALOGUE CONCERNING CATULLUS AT A HARLOT'S DOOR.

To MANIUS ON VARIOUS MATTERS.

TO RUFUS THE FETID.

ON WOMAN'S INCONSTANCY.

TO LESBIA THE FALSE.

IN SELF-GRATULATION.

TO RUFUS, THE TRAITOR FRIEND.

OF LESBIA's HUSBAND.

ON ARRIUS, A ROMAN 'ARRY.

HOW THE POET LOVES

ON JULIUS CAESAR.

AGAINST MENTULA (MAMURRA).

ON THE "ZMYRNA" OF THE POET CINNA.

TO CALVUS ANENT DEAD QUINTILIA.

ON AEMILIUS THE FOUL.

TO VICTIUS THE STINKARD.

ON CAELIUS AND QUINTIUS.

ON THE BURIAL OF HIS BROTHER.

CONCERNING LESBIA.

THE AUCTIONEER AND THE FAIR BOY.

TO LESBIA RECONCILED.

TO LESBIA ON HER VOW OF CONSTANCY.

ON MAMURRA'S SQUANDERING.

TO GELLIUS THE CRITIC.

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TO HIS CUP-BOY

Thou youngling drawer of Falernian old
Crown me the goblets with a bitterer wine
As was Postumia's law that rules the feast
Than ebriate grape-stone more inebriate.
But ye fare whither please ye (water-nymphs!)
To wine pernicious, and to sober folk
Migrate ye: mere Thyonian juice be here!

Catullus. Carmina. Sir Richard Francis Burton. trans. London. For translator for private use. 1894.

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