Social Commentaries
Carmen LIII (Cornish)
Translated by F. W. Cornish (Loeb, 1913) · From The Poems of Catullus (Loeb, 1913)
Social Commentaries
A fellow in the crowd made me laugh just now: when my dear Calvus had drawn out in splendid style his accusations against Vatinius, he lifted up his hands in wonder, and "Great gods," says he, " what an eloquent manikin! "
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen LIII (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/159/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen LIII (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/159/.
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