English Translation

1. Hello, girl not of a small nose
2. nor a pretty foot nor of black eyes
3. nor of long fingers nor a dry mouth
4. nor truly very elegant speech,
5. girlfriend of the bankrupt Formian.
6. Does the province say that you are beautiful?
7. Is my Lesbia compared to you?
8. Oh foolish and boorish age!

Latin Text (www.latinlibrary.com)

1. SALVE, nec minimo puella naso
2. nec bello pede nec nigris ocellis
3. nec longis digitis nec ore sicco
4. nec sane nimis elegante lingua,
5. decoctoris amica Formiani.
6. Ten provincia narrat esse bellam?
7. Tecum Lesbia nostra comparatur?
8. O saeclum insapiens et infacetum!

Meter

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