Quintia is beautiful to many. For me she is white, tall,
well-built: I admit these attributes singly.
But deny the notion of the idea of beauty: because no grace,
not a grain of humour is in such a large body.
Lesbia is beautiful, who is not only totally and extremely so,
but also has stolen all the attractions of all other women.

Quintia formosa est multis. mihi candida, longa,
recta est: haec ego sic singula confiteor.
totum illud formosa nego: nam nulla venustas,
nulla in tam magno est corpore mica salis.
Lesbia formosa est, quae cum pulcerrima tota est,
tum omnibus una omnis surripuit Veneres.