Living
Riddle 35
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
A spirit rising in the air, continued still to fight;
It was my first, who, when alive, put savage hordes to flight.
And for my total, years had filled the Romans with my last,
And at his grim and ghastly blade the conquerors looked aghast.
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Codex Note
Answer: HUNDRED
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 35.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/152/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 35.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/152/.
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