Quīntia fōrmōsa est multīs. mihi candida, longa,
rēcta est: haec ego sīc singula cōnfiteor.
Tōtum illud fōrmōsa negō: nam nūlla venustās,
nūlla in tam magnō est corpore mīca salis.
Lesbia fōrmōsa est, quae cum pulcerrima tōta est, 5
tum omnibus ūna omnīs surripuit Venerēs.
vocabulary
Quintia –ae f.: a Roman name
fōrmōsus (fōrmonsus) –a –um: full of looks; handsome, beautiful
venustās venustātis f.: charm, grace, delightfulness
mīca –ae f.: particle, grain
sāl salis m.: salt; fig., of a quality that gives character and flavor, wit; by metonymy, the sea
Lesbia –ae f.: poetic name given the woman loved by Catullus 5
surripiō surripere surripuī surreptum: steal
venus veneris f.: Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm