Thursday, March 24, 2016

Moulage

Dicis formonsam, dicis te, Bassa, puellam.
Istud quae non est dicere, Bassa, solet.

You say, Bassa, that you are beautiful;

You say that you are a girl.
That is what she who is neither is wont to say, Bassa.

Giovane e bella ti dici tu.
Questo lo afferma sempre,
Bassa, chi non lo è più!

Martial, Epigrams, Book 5, XLV

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