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Pavo et Monedula.

 

Quis Paridis faciem sapiens in rege requirat,

Atque venustatem Cynthia pulchra tuam?

Non tam forma decet, quam pectora fortia reges,

Semper et invictae dura per arma manus.

 

IMAGE DOES NOT MATCH (it looks like it is the peacock who wants to be king of the animals?).