Symphosius Riddle 54: Amus
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Date: Fri 09 Sep 2022Original text:
Exiguum corpus flexu mucronis adunci,
Fallaces escas medio circumfero fluctu.
Blandior, ut noceam; morti praemitto saginam.
Translation:
A small body with the curve of a bent edge,
I carry deceptive bait through the middle of the water.
I attract so that I may hurt; I send nourishment to its death.
Hook
Notes:
This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
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