Love
XC: Rise from a mother's shame with Gellius hatefully wedded
Translated by Robinson Ellis (1871) · From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus (1871)
Rise from a mother's shame with Gellius hatefully wedded,
One to be taught gross rites Persic, a Magian he.
Weds with a mother a son, so needs should a Magian issue,
Save in her evil creed Persia determineth ill.
Then shall a son, so born, chant down high favour of heaven,
Melting lapt in flame fatly the slippery caul.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “XC: Rise from a mother's shame with Gellius hatefully wedded.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/83/.
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Catullus, Gaius Valerius. “XC: Rise from a mother's shame with Gellius hatefully wedded.” Translated by Robinson Ellis. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/catullus/83/.
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