| A | B |
|---|
| namque tū solēbās | for you were accustomed |
| iam tum | already at that time |
| omne aevum...explicāre | to explain every age |
| tribus...cartīs | in three volumes |
| Quārē habē tibi | therefore have for yourself |
| quidquid hoc libellī | whatever this [is] of a little book |
| quālecumque | such as it is |
| maneat perenne | may it remain through the years |
| plūs ūnō...saeclō | more than one generation |
| dēliciae meae puellae | delights of my girl |
| quīcum | with whom |
| in sinū tenēre | to hold in [her] lap |
| cui...appetentī | to whom attacking |
| solet incitāre | she is accustomed to provoke |
| dēsīderiō meō nitentī...lubet | it is pleasing to my shining desire |
| cārum nescio quid...iocārī | to say I don't know what in jest |
| gravis acquiēscat ārdor | serious passion may rest |
| possem | [I wish] I were able |
| sīcut ipsa | just as [she] herself |
| trīstēs...levāre cūrās | to lighten the sad cares |
