A challenge in the form of an enigma proposed to Basílio da Gama
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Enigma, 18th century, José Basílio da Gama.Abstract
After brief remarks on poetic games and the enigma, the author publishes an anonymous manuscript poem addressed to José Basílio da Gama (1741-1795), and then analyzes and attempts to answer the riddle that it contains.
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