BOOK I

“Sed tamen, nymphae, cavete, quod Cupido pulcher est:
totus est in armis idem, quando nudus est Amor.
Cras amet qui numquam amavit,
quique amavit cras amet!”

“Yet take heed, nymphs, for Cupid is wondrous fair:
when Love is naked, he is fully armed.
Let him love tomorrow who has never loved,
and let him who has tomorrow love!”

Pervigilium Veneris
ALBIUS TIBULLUS