Living
Riddle 62
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
I know a boy; his name ’s my last.
And yet he is my first,
Because of all the scamps I know,
He really is the worst.
I saw him tumble down to-day
And on the pavement roll;
I saw him fight another boy,
I saw him get my whole.
His old cap was my whole, I think;
A tattered coat he had,
And yet, withal, he seemed to be
A very merry lad.
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Codex Note
Answer: WORSTED
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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 62.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/179/.
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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 62.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/179/.
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