Social Commentaries
XXXIII: Master-robber of all that haunt the bath-rooms
Translated by Robinson Ellis (1871) · From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus (1871)
Master-robber of all that haunt the bath-rooms,
Old Vibennius, and his heir the wanton;
(His the dirtier hands, the greedy father,
Yours the filthier heart, his heir as hungry;)
Please your knaveries hoist a sail for exile,
Pains and privacy? since by this the father's
Thefts are palpable, and a rusty favour,
Son, picks never a penny from the people.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “XXXIII: Master-robber of all that haunt the bath-rooms.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/30/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “XXXIII: Master-robber of all that haunt the bath-rooms.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/30/.
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