CARMEN LXXVIII. -ON GALLUS. Two brothers has Gallus, the wife of one brother To bring them together he does all he can ; For he does not perceive that he's showing the way CARMEN LXXİX.-ON LESBIUS. Who then can doubt a moment that that youth Fair Lesbius doth possess a handsome face; 'Tis he whom Lesbia prefers forsooth To thee, Catullus, and to all thy race. But I will give that fair youth leave to sell But three men whom the world at all knows well Will with a friendly gesture Lesbius greet. CARMEN LXXXI.-TO JUVENTIUS. Could'st thou among so many find No one, Juventius, to thy mind But him whom now thou call'st thine own, That stranger from Pisaurum's town? A deadly place, and paler he Than gilded statue seems to be, Him now thou lovest, and dost dare Before me even to prefer, Alas! how little dost thou know The crime there is in loving so. CARMEN LXXXII.-TO QUINTIUS. Quintius, if thou would'st have me owe My eyes, or aught my heart can know More precious than my eyes to thee, Take not away the love I prize, Which dearer is than mine own eyes, Or aught else that can dearer be. CARMEN LXXXIII.-ON LESBIA'S HUSBAND. My Lesbia, when her husband's standing near, Heaps on my head abuse beyond all measure, The poor soul chuckles such contempt to hear, And all his simple mind is filled with pleasure. You utter donkey! are you then so blind? If she said nought about me, don't you see 'Twould be quite clear I was not in her mind; But as it is, she snarls and rails at me, So she remembers me, and what is more, Talks of me angrily with scornful pique, So it is plain her inmost heart is sore, She burns with passion, and is forced to speak. CARMEN LXXXIV.-ON ARRIUS. Arrius had an awkward way, For he, whene'er he meant to say "Commodious," with no ".h" at all, And he'd feel satisfied when he Had bawled his "h" out lustily. I think his mother did the same, These words we heard with smoothness said And words like them we ceased to dread. Our calm was short, the tidings dire Came spreading quickly to inspire Our minds with horror, when we heard That since our friend his course had steered Across the Ionian waves, that sea "Hionian, hocean" styled must be. CARMEN LXXXV. —ON HIS LOVE. At once I love and hate, You ask why this should be, I know not, 'tis my fate, A fate of agony. CARMEN LXXXVI.- -ON QUINCTIA AND LESBIA. Quinctia many men declare To be a beauty; well, she's fair And tall and straight, all this I grant, But Lesbia's loveliness I find A perfect whole, all charms combined, All beauty she has made her own. CARMEN XCI.-ON GELLIUS. In this my wild unhappy love, O Gellius, I trusted thee, Not that I thought that thou would'st prove Loyal in changeless constancy, Or that I knew thee well of old, And so had hopes that thou could'st e'er Thy mind from wicked schemes withhold; But 'twas because that maiden fair, For whom with mighty love I burned, |