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CVIII: Loathly Cominius, if e'er this people's voice should arraign thee
Translated by Robinson Ellis (1871) · From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus (1871)
Loathly Cominius, if e'er this people's voice should arraign thee,
Hoary with all unclean infamy, worthy to die;
First should a tongue, I doubt not, of old so deadly to goodness,
Fall extruded, of each vulture a hungry regale;
Gouged be the carrion eyes some crow's black maw to replenish,
Stomach a dog's fierce teeth harry, a wolf the remains.
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MLA
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “CVIII: Loathly Cominius, if e'er this people's voice should arraign thee.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/100/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “CVIII: Loathly Cominius, if e'er this people's voice should arraign thee.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/100/.
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