What women say to lovers, you'll agree, One writes on running water or on air.
Brother, hello and good-bye. Frater, ave atque vale
There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est
Away with you, water, destruction of wine!
But you shall not escape my iambics.
My mind's sunk so low, Claudia, because of you, wrecked itself on your account so bad already, that I couldn't like you if you were the best of women, -or stop loving you, no matter what you do.