Céna Uitellií
Cerasa in múribus
In sturnís
In mellibus
In columbís
In súbus
In capreolís
In búbus
In camélís
In rhínocerótibus
In elephantís
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Ménsa Príma
Vitellius’ Dinner
Cherries in mice
In starlings
In honey
In doves
In pigs
In goats
In cows
In camels
In rhinos
In elephants
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First Course
Uénátor Múricum
Múrex maximé callidus sum
Múrex maximé magnus sum
Múrex maximé celer sum
Ergo múrex maximé cárus sum.
The Murex Hunter
The murex is very cunning
The murex is very large
The murex is very fast
So the murex is very expensive.
Míles In Múrum
Quid est in septentriónem, píca parua?
Féminae bellae estne?
Mónstra et rés foedás estne?
Urbés grandia estne?
Siue estne modo uentus, pluuiam, siluamque mútam?
Soldier on the Wall
What lies to the north, little magpie?
Pretty girls?
Monsters and foul things?
Grand cities?
Or only rain, wind, and silent woods?