Adulescens est visenda pulchritudine, crinibus <a> fronte parili separatu per malas remulsis, pone autem coma prolixior interlucentem cervicem scapularum finibus obumbrat; cervix suci plena, malae uberes, genae teretes, at medio mento lacunatur; eique prorsus citharoedicus status: deam conspiciens, canenti similis, tunicam picturis variegatam deorsus ad pedes deiectus ipsos, Graecanico cingulo, chlamyde velat utrumque brachium ad usque articulos palmarum, cetera decoris striis dependent; cithara balteo caelato apta strictim sustinetur; manus eius tenerae, procerulae: laeva distantibus digitis nervos molitur, dextra psallentis gestu pulsabulum citharae admovet, ceu parata percutere, cum vox in cantico interquievit; quod interim canticum videtur ore tereti semihiantibus in conatu labellis eliquare.
It is a young man of striking beauty, his hair in front brushed back to fall evenly about his cheeks, while his flowing hair behind shades his neck gleaming between his shoulder blades; his neck is rosy and full, his cheeks round, his jaws smooth, he has a cleft in the middle of his chin, and his posture is exactly that of a citharode. He faces the goddess as if he were singing; he has a tunic embroidered with various figures coming down to his very feet; his belt is in Greek style; his cloak covers each arm up to the wrist bones, the rest hangs down in lovely pleats. His lyre hangs close to his body by an ornamental strap; his hands are soft and tapering; his left hand plies the strings with outspread fingers, while his right hand touches the quill to the cithara in the attitude of one playing, as if about to strike up when his voice has paused from its song; up to then he seems to be pouring forth a melody from his tender mouth, his lips half-open in the effort.
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