Social Commentaries
Carmen XCIII (Burton)
Translated by Sir Richard F. Burton (1894) · From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus (1894)
Social Commentaries
Study I not o'ermuch to please thee (Cæsar!) and court thee,
Nor do I care e'en to know an thou be white or be black.
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MLA
Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen XCIII (Burton).” Translated by Sir Richard F. Burton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/312/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen XCIII (Burton).” Translated by Sir Richard F. Burton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/312/.
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