Symphosius Riddle 85: Perna
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Date: Sat 10 Sep 2022Original text:
Nobile duco genus magni de gente Catonis.
Una mihi soror est, plures licet esse putentur.
De fumo facies, sapientia de mare nata est.
Translation:
I lead a noble line, from the great Cato’s kind;
I have one sister, even if there are thought to be more;
My face is from smoke, my taste is born from the sea.
Ham
Notes:
This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
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