Symphosius Riddle 60: Serra

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Date: Fri 09 Sep 2022
Original text:

Dentibus innumeris sum toto corpore plena.
Frondicomam subolem morsu depascor acuto,
Mando tamen frustra, quia respuo praemia dentis.

Translation:

I am full of innumerable teeth along my whole body.
I feed upon a leafy shoot with sharp bite,
And yet I chew in vain, because I spit out the teeth’s reward.

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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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