Social Commentaries
LIX: Poor Rufa from Bononia Rufulus gallants
Translated by Robinson Ellis (1871) · From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus (1871)
Social Commentaries
Poor Rufa from Bononia Rufulus gallants,
Menenius' errant lady, she that in grave-yards
(You've seen her often) snaps from every pile her meal,
When hotly chasing dusty loaves the fire rolls down,
She felt some half-shorn corpseman and his hand's big blow.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “LIX: Poor Rufa from Bononia Rufulus gallants.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/55/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “LIX: Poor Rufa from Bononia Rufulus gallants.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/55/.
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