Aurelius & Furius, true comrades, br whether Catullus penetrates to where in br outermost India booms the eastern ocean's br wonderful thunder; br br whether he stops with Arabs or Hyrcani, br Parthian bowmen or nomadic Sagae; br or goes to Egypt, which the Nile so richly br dyes, overflowing; br br even if he should scale the lofty Alps, or br summon to mind the mightiness of Caesar br viewing the Gallic Rhine, the dreadful Britons br at the world's far end- br br you're both prepared to share in my adventures, br and any others which the gods may send me. br Back to my girl then, carry her this bitter br message, these spare words: br br May she have joy & profit from her cocksmen, br go down embracing hundreds all together, br never with love, but without interruption br wringing their balls dry; br br nor look to my affection as she used to, br for she has left it broken, like a flower br at the edge of a field after the plowshare br brushes it, passing.