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Carmen LXXIV (Cornish)
Translated by F. W. Cornish (Loeb, 1913) · From The Poems of Catullus (Loeb, 1913)
Gellius had heard that his uncle used to reprove any one who talked of indulgence or used it. To avoid this himself, he seduced his uncle's own wife, and so made him dumbness on a monument. He did what he wanted; for even if he should tackle the uncle himself, uncle will not say a word.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen LXXIV (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/180/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen LXXIV (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/180/.
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