Social Commentaries
Carmen LXXVII (Cornish)
Translated by F. W. Cornish (Loeb, 1913) · From The Poems of Catullus (Loeb, 1913)
Rufus, whom I, your friend, trusted in vain, and to no purpose—in vain? nay, rather at a great and ruinous price—have you stolen into my heart and burning into my vitals torn away, alas, all my blessings? Torn away, alas, alas! you the cruel poison of my life, alas, alas! you the deadly bane of my friendship.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen LXXVII (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/183/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen LXXVII (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/183/.
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