So a maiden, whilst she remains untouched, so long is she dear to her own; when she has lost her chaste flower with sullied body, she remains neither lovely to boys nor dear to girls.

It is difficult to suddenly give up a long love. Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem

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.

For the godly poet must be chaste himself, but there is no need for his verses to be so.

So a maiden, whilst she remains untouched, so long is she dear to her own; when she has lost her chaste flower with sullied body, she remains neither lovely to boys nor dear to girls.

We see not our own backs.

Oh, this age! How tasteless and ill bred it is!