Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO FABULLUS, by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

TO FABULLUS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Fabullus, I will treat you handsomely
Last Line: Fabullus, that they'd make thee nose all o'er.
Alternate Author Name(s): Catullus, Caius Valerius
Variant Title(s): Carmina, 13
Subject(s): Guests


FABULLUS, I will treat you handsomely
Shortly, if the kind gods will favour thee.
If thou dost bring with thee a del'cate mess,
An olio or so, a pretty lass,
Brisk wine, sharp tales, all sorts of drollery.
These if thou bring'st, I say, along with thee,

You shall feed highly, friend; for know, the ebbs
Of my lank purse are full of spiders' webs.
But then again you shall receive clear love,
Or what more grateful or more sweet may prove:
For with an ointment I will favour thee,
My Venuses and Cupids gave to me,
Of which once smelt, the gods thou wilt implore,
Fabullus, that they'd make thee nose all o'er.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net