Translation:Catullus 89

by Catullus

Literal English Translation	Original Latin	Line
Gellius is skinny: how could this not be so? He who has such a good and vigorous mother and such an attractive sister and such a good uncle and such an abundance of girls he has gotten to know, why should he cease to be skinny? Even if he touches nothing, except which is not right to touch, you will find as many reasons as you like as to why he may be skinny.	Gellius est tenuis: quid ni? cui tam bona mater tamque valens vivat tamque omnia plena puellis cognatis, quare is desinat esse macer? qui ut nihil attingat, nisi quod fas tangere non est, quantumvis quare sit macer invenies.	89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10