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Carmen XVI (a fragment) (Cornish)
Translated by F. W. Cornish (Loeb, 1913) · From The Poems of Catullus (Loeb, 1913)
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... who have supposed me to be immodest, on account of my verses, because these are rather voluptuous. For the sacred poet ought to be chaste himself, his verses need not be so.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen XVI (a fragment) (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/129/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen XVI (a fragment) (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/129/.
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