Eusebius Riddle 45: De cameleone
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Date: Mon 27 Dec 2021Original text:
Muneror orbiculis ut pardus discolor albis.
Lucror equo collum par forte pedesque buballo
Et cephal aptatum tuberosi more cameli,
Respectaeque rei cuiusque resumo colorem.
Translation:
I am graced with little bright spots like the particolored pard.
By chance I acquired a neck like a horse and feet like an ox
And a head suitable for a hump-back camel,
And I take on the color of everything I see.
On the chameleon and camelopard, or giraffe
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