Catullus 86 Flashcards
1
Q
Quintia formosa est multis, mihi candida, longa, Recta est. Haec ego sic singula confiteor, Totum illud ‘formosa’ nego: nam nulla venustas,
A
Quintilia is beautiful to many, for me she is radiant, tall and upright. Thus I confess these things one by one, I deny that beauty totally, for there is no charm.
2
Q
Nulla in tam magno est corpore mica salis. Lesbia formosa est, quae cum pulcherrima tota est, Tum omnibus una omnis subripuit Veneres.
A
There is no grain of salt in so great a body. Lesbia is beautiful, who is the next most beautiful by far but also alone has stolen all the Venuses from all.
