Social Commentaries
Carmen CV (Cornish)
Translated by F. W. Cornish (Loeb, 1913) · From The Poems of Catullus (Loeb, 1913)
Social Commentaries
Mentula strives to climb the Piplean mount: the Muses with pitchforks drive him out headlong.
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MLA
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen CV (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/209/.
Chicago
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen CV (Cornish).” Translated by F. W. Cornish. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/209/.
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