Cur autem tam absurdis tamque tabernariis blanditiis subigitarem, quem idem aiunt versibus amatoriis satis scite lascivire? Sic est profecto, cuivis palam est: hic, qui epistulam Pudentillae Graecatiorem legere non potuerat, hanc ut suam facilius legit et aptius commendavit.
And why should I ply her with such absurd, barroom compliments when these same people call me quite clever at writing risque love poems? In short, the fact is this, as anyone can see: this man, who could not read Pudentillas letter in idiomatic Greek, was more at ease reading one of his own and more skillful at communicating it.
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