Living
Riddle 32
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
My first, before the fray had ceased,
Offered my whole for my last beast;
Or Shakespeare tells us so at least.
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Codex Note
Answer: KINGDOM
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 32.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/149/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 32.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/149/.
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