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per umeros volatilis dei pinnae roscidae micanti flore candicant

Over the shoulders of the winged god, his dewy feathers gleamed with glistening brightness

et quamvis alis quiescentibus

and, although his wings were at rest

extimae plumulae tenellae ac delicatae tremule resultantes inquieta lasciviunt

the outermost little feathers, soft and delicate, rippling and quivering, played restlessly

ceterum corpus glabellum atque luculentum

the rest of his body was smooth and shiny

et quale peperisse Venerem non paeniteret

and of such a kind that Venus did not regret having given birth to him

ante lectuli pedes iacebat arcus et pharetra et sagittae

in front of the feet of the little bed, lay his bow and quiver and arrows

magni dei propitia tela

the gracious weapons of the mighty god