Gaius Valerius Catullus, 16 "To Aurelius and Furius: A Rebuke"

Catullus threatens Aurelius and Furius with sexual violence for a slight against his poetry.

 

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ego ponam penem meum in os tuum, Aureli, et in anum tuum, Furi,

 

vos qui putavistis me non pudicum satis esse ex versis meis quod sunt molliculi.

 

nam necesse est pium poetam ipsum esse castum, non similis versis poetae;

 

versi qui vere habent salem et venusti sunt

 

etiam si sunt molles et non satis pudici,

 

et quod possunt excitare,

 

non dico pueris sed his viris multis capillis qui non possunt movere dura membra.

 

vos putatis me male virilem quod legistis mea milia multa osculorum?

 

ego ponam penem meum in os tuum, et in anum tuum.

 

Written by Robert Amstutz

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