Symphosius Riddle 88: Strigilis aenea
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Date: Sat 10 Sep 2022Original text:
Rubida curva capax, alienis humida guttis,
Luminibus falsis auri mentita colorem,
Dedita sudori, modico subcumbo labori.
Translation:
Copper-coloured, curved, capacious, damp with foreign drops,
Counterfeiting through false lights the colour of gold,
Given over to sweat, I succumb to some effort.
Bronze Strigil
Notes:
This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
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