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The Roman Sempronia #1

This Sempronia from Rome was a woman of great beauty. But although the beauty of her body and face surpassed that of practically all other women in her time, even more so did the excellence and subtlety of her mind surpass and exceed those of all others. Her intellect was so remarkable that there was nothing too subtle in word or in deed which she could not recall completely and flawlessly. She could do whatever she wanted because of her body's skill and could repeat everything she had heard, no matter how long a story it was! She knew not only Latin but also Greek perfectly, and she wrote Greek so ingeniously that it was an admirable feat. Sempronia from Rome was beautiful. Though her figure and face were more beautiful than almost all women of her time, even more did the power and cleverness of her mind stand out compared with her peers.
She was so intelligent that there was nothing said or done that she couldn't remember perfectly and completely. She could do anything she wanted because of this skill - even repeat everything she heard exactly as it was said no matter how long the story.
She knew both Latin and Greek - especially impressive was her ability to write Greek.

She was also so beautiful, comely, and graceful in speech, in eloquence, and in conduct that she could make everyone do what she wanted. For if she wished to have people play, there was no one too sad whom she could not move to mirth and joy, or if she wanted, to anger or tears or sadness. Likewise, she could make any man act boldly or forcefully or perform any possible task. She could make all those who heard her speak follow her, if she wished. She was also so beautiful and graceful in her actions and speech that she could make others do as she wished. If she wanted people play, no one was so sad that she couldn't make them happy and laugh. If she wanted she could make people angry or cry in sadness. She could also make any man act bravely or do anything possible. She could make everyone who heard her follow her wishes.

Moreover, the way she spoke and held her body was so full of gentleness and sweetness that no one could look at her or listen to her enough. She sang so melodiously and played all string instruments so skillfully that she won every contest. In short, she was extremely clever and ingenious at doing all those things which the human mind can comprehend. The way she moved and acted was so gentle and sweet that no one could get enough of her voice or presence. She sang with such melody and played all stringed instruments so well that she won every competition. In other words, she was good at absolutely everything a person could be good at!

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This Sempronia from Rome was a woman of great beauty. But although the beauty of her body and face surpassed that of practically all other women in her time, even more so did the excellence and subtlety of her mind surpass and exceed those of all others. Her intellect was so remarkable that there was nothing too subtle in word or in deed which she could not recall completely and flawlessly. She could do whatever she wanted because of her body's skill and could repeat everything she had heard, no matter how long a story it was! She knew not only Latin but also Greek perfectly, and she wrote Greek so ingeniously that it was an admirable feat.	Sempronia from Rome was beautiful. Though her figure and face were more beautiful than almost all women of her time, even more did the power and cleverness of her mind stand out compared with her peers. She was so intelligent that there was nothing said or done that she couldn't remember perfectly and completely. She could do anything she wanted because of this skill - even repeat everything she heard exactly as it was said no matter how long the story. She knew both Latin and Greek - especially impressive was her ability to write Greek.
She was also so beautiful, comely, and graceful in speech, in eloquence, and in conduct that she could make everyone do what she wanted. For if she wished to have people play, there was no one too sad whom she could not move to mirth and joy, or if she wanted, to anger or tears or sadness. Likewise, she could make any man act boldly or forcefully or perform any possible task. She could make all those who heard her speak follow her, if she wished.	She was also so beautiful and graceful in her actions and speech that she could make others do as she wished. If she wanted people play, no one was so sad that she couldn't make them happy and laugh. If she wanted she could make people angry or cry in sadness. She could also make any man act bravely or do anything possible. She could make everyone who heard her follow her wishes.
Moreover, the way she spoke and held her body was so full of gentleness and sweetness that no one could look at her or listen to her enough. She sang so melodiously and played all string instruments so skillfully that she won every contest. In short, she was extremely clever and ingenious at doing all those things which the human mind can comprehend.	The way she moved and acted was so gentle and sweet that no one could get enough of her voice or presence. She sang with such melody and played all stringed instruments so well that she won every competition. In other words, she was good at absolutely everything a person could be good at!