Living
Riddle 18
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
One gained and kept the foremost place,
And by my first he won the race.
My second is exceeding black
And often follows after Jack.
In old mythology we read
My whole was served by Ganymede.
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Codex Note
Answer: NECTAR
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 18.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/135/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 18.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/135/.
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