Social Commentaries
Carmen LII (Cornish)
Translated by F. W. Cornish (Loeb, 1913) · From The Poems of Catullus (Loeb, 1913)
Social Commentaries
What is it, Catullus? why do you not make haste to die? Nonius Struma sits in a curule chair; Vatinius forswears himself by his consulship. What is it, Catullus? why do you not make haste to die?
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MLA
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen LII (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/158/.
Chicago
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen LII (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/158/.
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