Symphosius Riddle 41: Malva

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Date: Fri 01 Jul 2022
Original text:

Anseris esse pedes similes mihi, nolo negare.
Nec duo sunt tantum, sed plures ordine cernis;
Et tamen hos ipsos omnes ego porto supinos.

Translation:

I do not wish to deny that my feet are similar to those of a goose.
There are not just two, but you see more in a row;
And yet I carry all these same feet upside down.

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Notes:

This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.



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