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  • Poem 1: DEDICATION TO CORNELIUS NEPOS
  • Poem 2: LESBIA'S SPARROW
  • Poem 3: ON THE DEATH OF LESBIA'S SPARROW
  • Poem 4: ON HIS PINNACE
  • Poem 5: TO LESBIA, (OF LESBOS-CLODIA?)
  • Poem 6: TO FLAVIUS: MIS-SPEAKING HIS MISTRESS
  • Poem 7: TO LESBIA STILL BELOVED
  • Poem 8: TO HIMSELF RECOUNTING LESBIA'S INCONSTANCY
  • Poem 9: TO VERANIUS RETURNED FROM TRAVEL
  • Poem 10: HE MEETS VARUS AND MISTRESS
  • Poem 11: A PARTING INSULT TO LESBIA
  • Poem 12: TO M. ASINIUS WHO STOLE NAPERY
  • Poem 13: FABULLUS IS INVITED TO A POET'S SUPPER
  • Poem 14: TO CALVUS, ACKNOWLEDGING HIS POEMS
  • Poem 14b
  • Poem 15: TO AURELIUS—HANDS OFF THE BOY!
  • Poem 16: TO AURELIUS AND FURIUS IN DEFENCE OF HIS MUSE'S HONESTY
  • Poem 17: OF A "PREDESTINED" HUSBAND
  • Poem 18: TO PRIAPUS, THE GARDEN-GOD
  • Poem 19: To PRIAPUS
  • Poem 20: To PRIAPUS
  • Poem 21: To AURELIUS THE SKINFLINT
  • Poem 22: To VARUS ABUSING SUFFENUS
  • Poem 23: TO FURIUS SATIRICALLY PRAISING HIS POVERTY
  • Poem 24: TO JUVENTIUS CONCERNING THE CHOICE OF A FRIEND
  • Poem 25: ADDRESS TO THALLUS THE NAPERY-THIEF
  • Poem 26: CATULLUS CONCERNING HIS VILLA
  • Poem 27: TO HIS CUP-BOY
  • Poem 28: TO FRIENDS ON RETURN FROM TRAVEL
  • Poem 29: TO CAESAR OF MAMURRA, CALLED MENTULA
  • Poem 30: To ALFENUS THE PERJUROR
  • Poem 31: ON RETURN TO SIRMIO AND HIS VILLA
  • Poem 32: CRAVING IPSITHILLA'S LAST FAVOURS
  • Poem 33: ON THE VIBENNII-BATH-THIEVES
  • Poem 34: HYMN TO DIANA
  • Poem 35: AN INVITATION TO POET CECILIUS
  • Poem 36: ON "THE ANNALS "—A SO-CALLED POEM OF VOLUSIUS
  • Poem 37: TO THE FREQUENTERS OF A LOW TAVERN
  • Poem 38: A COMPLAINT TO CORNIFICIUS
  • Poem 39: ON EGNATIUS OF THE WHITE TEETH
  • Poem 40: THREATENING RAVIDUS WHO STOLE HIS MISTRESS
  • Poem 41: ON MAMURRA'S MISTRESS
  • Poem 42: ON A STRUMPET WHO STOLE HIS TABLETS
  • Poem 43: To MAMURRA'S MISTRESS
  • Poem 44: CATULLUS TO HIS OWN FARM
  • Poem 45: ON ACME AND SEPTUMIUS
  • Poem 46: HIS ADIEUX TO BITHYNIA
  • Poem 47: TO PORCIUS AND SOCRATION
  • Poem 48: TO JUVENTIUS
  • Poem 49: TO MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
  • Poem 50: TO HIS FRIEND LICINIUS
  • Poem 51: TO LESBIA
  • Poem 52: CATULLUS TO HIMSELF
  • Poem 53: A JEST CONCERNING CALVUS
  • Poem 54: To JULIUS CAESAR(?)
  • Poem 55: OF HIS FRIEND CAMERIUS
  • Poem 56: TO CATO, DESCRIBING A "BLACK JOKER."
  • Head 57
  • Poem 57: ON MAMURRA AND JULIUS CAESAR
  • Poem 58: ON LESBIA WHO ENDED BADLY
  • Poem 59: ON RUFA
  • Poem 60: TO A CRUEL CHARMER
  • Poem 61: Epithalamium On Vinia And Manlius
  • Poem 62: Nuptial Song By Youths And Damsels
  • Epithalamium
  • Poem 63: THE ADVENTURES OF ATYS
  • Poem 64: Marriage of Peleus and Thetis
  • Poem 65: TO HORTALUS LAMENTING A LOST BROTHER.
  • Poem 66: (LOQUITUR) BERENICE'S LOCK.
  • Poem 67: DIALOGUE CONCERNING CATULLUS AT A HARLOT'S DOOR.
  • Poem 68: To MANIUS ON VARIOUS MATTERS.
  • Poem 69: TO RUFUS THE FETID.
  • Poem 70: ON WOMAN'S INCONSTANCY.
  • Poem 71: TO VERRO.
  • Poem 72: TO LESBIA THE FALSE.
  • Poem 73: OF AN INGRATE.
  • Poem 74: OF GELLIUS.
  • Poem 75
  • Poem 76: IN SELF-GRATULATION.
  • Poem 77: TO RUFUS, THE TRAITOR FRIEND.
  • Poem 78: OF GALLUS.
  • Poem 79: OF LESBIUS.
  • Poem 80: TO GELLIUS.
  • Poem 81: TO JUVENTIUS.
  • Poem 82: TO QUINTIUS.
  • Poem 83: OF LESBIA's HUSBAND.
  • Poem 84: ON ARRIUS, A ROMAN 'ARRY.
  • Poem 85: HOW THE POET LOVES
  • Poem 86: OF QUINTIA.
  • Poem 87: TO LESBIA.
  • Poem 88: TO GELLIUS.
  • Poem 89: ON GELLIUS.
  • Poem 90: ON GELLIUS.
  • Poem 91: TO GELLIUS.
  • Poem 92: ON LESBIA.
  • Poem 93: ON JULIUS CAESAR.
  • Poem 94: AGAINST MENTULA (MAMURRA).
  • Poem 95: ON THE "ZMYRNA" OF THE POET CINNA.
  • Poem 96: TO CALVUS ANENT DEAD QUINTILIA.
  • Poem 97: ON AEMILIUS THE FOUL.
  • Poem 98: TO VICTIUS THE STINKARD.
  • Poem 99: TO JUVENTIUS.
  • Poem 100: ON CAELIUS AND QUINTIUS.
  • Poem 101: ON THE BURIAL OF HIS BROTHER.
  • Poem 102: TO CORNELIUS.
  • Poem 103: TO SILO.
  • Poem 104: CONCERNING LESBIA.
  • Poem 105: ON MAMURRA.
  • Poem 106: THE AUCTIONEER AND THE FAIR BOY.
  • Poem 107: TO LESBIA RECONCILED.
  • Poem 108: ON COMINIUS.
  • Poem 109: TO LESBIA ON HER VOW OF CONSTANCY.
  • Poem 110: TO AUFILENA.
  • Poem 111: TO THE SAME.
  • Poem 112: ON NASO.
  • Poem 113: TO CINNA.
  • Poem 114: ON MAMURRA'S SQUANDERING.
  • Poem 115: OF THE SAME.
  • Poem 116: TO GELLIUS THE CRITIC.
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    Gaius Valerius Catullus, Carmina (ed. Sir Richard Francis Burton)

    Editions and translations: Latin (ed. E. T. Merrill) | English (ed. Sir Richard Francis Burton) | English (ed. Leonard C. Smithers)
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    ON THE DEATH OF LESBIA'S SPARROW

    Weep every Venus, and all Cupids wail,
    And men whose gentler spirits still prevail.
    Dead is the Sparrow of my girl, the joy,
    Sparrow, my sweeting's most delicious toy,
    [5] Whom loved she dearer than her very eyes;
    For he was honeyed-pet and anywise
    Knew her, as even she her mother knew;
    Ne'er from her bosom's harbourage he flew
    But 'round her hopping here, there, everywhere,
    Piped he to none but her his lady fair.
    [10] Now must he wander o'er the darkling way
    Thither, whence life-return the Fates denay.
    But ah! beshrew you, evil Shadows low'ring
    In Orcus ever loveliest things devouring:
    Who bore so pretty a Sparrow fro' her ta'en.
    [15] (Oh hapless birdie and Oh deed of bane!)
    Now by your wanton work my girl appears
    With turgid eyelids tinted rose by tears.

    There are a total of 52 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Further comments from E. T. Merrill, Commentary on Catullus:
    poem 3 (general note)
    poem 3, line 1: Veneres
    poem 3, line 1: Cupidines
    poem 3, line 11: tenebricosum
    poem 3, line 12: unde
    poem 3, line 13: at
    poem 3, line 13: male sit
    poem 3, line 13: malae
    poem 3, line 14: Orci
    poem 3, line 14: devoratis
    poem 3, line 15: mihi
    poem 3, line 15: abstulistis
    poem 3, line 16: o factum male
    poem 3, line 16: io
    poem 3, line 16: miselle
    poem 3, line 17 (general note)
    poem 3, line 17: tua opera
    poem 3, line 18 (general note)
    poem 3, line 2: quantum
    poem 3, line 2: venustiorum
    poem 3, line 3: meae puellae
    poem 3, line 4 (general note)
    poem 3, line 5: plus oculis suis amabat
    poem 3, line 6: mellitus
    poem 3, line 6: suam
    poem 3, line 7: ipsa
    poem 3, line 7: puella
    poem 3, line 8: illĭus
    poem 3, line 9: modo huc modo illuc

    Cross references from E. T. Merrill, Commentary on Catullus:
    * [Lesbia.]
    * [Journey to Bithynia.]
    * [Poems.]
    *
    *
    *
    *
    *
    *: turgiduli celli;
    *
    *: venustiorum
    *
    *
    *
    *
    *

    Cross references from C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson):
    catullus, 1 [C. Valerius Catullus]

    Cross references from Anne Mahoney, Overview of Latin Syntax:
    imperat [Imperative]: Lugete, o Veneres Cupidinesque
    dat [Dative]: At vobis male sit, malae tenebraeOrci, quae omnia bella devoratis,tam bellum mihi passerem abstulistis
    noun_agree [Agreement]: Passer mortuus est meae puellae, passer, deliciae meae puellae
    ind [Indicative]: Passer mortuus est, quem plus illa oculis suis amabat

    Cross references from Frank Frost Abbott, Commentary on Selected Letters of Cicero:
    * [Letter V: ad Atticum 1.16]
    * [Letter LXVIII: ad Atticum 12.11]

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    Catullus. Carmina. Sir Richard Francis Burton. trans. London. For translator for private use. 1894.
    OCLC: 878062


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