Social Commentaries
Carmen CXIV (Burton)
Translated by Sir Richard F. Burton (1894) · From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus (1894)
For yon Firmian domain not falsely Mentula hight is
Richard, owning for self so many excellent things--
Fish, fur, feather, all kinds, with prairie, corn-land, and ferals.
All no good: for th' outgoing, income immensely exceeds.
Therefore his grounds be rich own I, while he's but a pauper.
Laud we thy land while thou lackest joyance thereof.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen CXIV (Burton).” Translated by Sir Richard F. Burton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/333/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “Carmen CXIV (Burton).” Translated by Sir Richard F. Burton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/333/.
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