2008-05-21

You Think Contemporary Society Is Vulgar?

Roman satirists were merciless in their observations of Roman society. Juvenal, Catullus and Martial but to name a few all wrote of Rome's vices and failed virtues. Something tells me we'd get along just fine. The following are from Martial:

- Men seek Thais
From North and South
And she's a virgin-
All but her mouth.

- Your lady's with the art scene all aglow:
to theater she is devoted so
that, after screwing each other star in the show
to players of the "smallest parts" she'll go

- Barbarian hordes on mass you fuck,
odd types into your bed you tuck.
You take on blacks and Asian forces, And Jews, and soldiers, and their horses.
Yet you, voracious Roman chick,
Have never known a Roman dick.

Though not vulgar, here's one from Catullus:

Join your party?
I might, might Czar,
Could I remember quite who you are.

Who would dare have balls like this today?

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