Living

Riddle 76

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)

Living

Now glory to the Lord of Hosts, from whom all glories are,
And glory to our sovereign liege, King Henry of Navarre!

He was my first, a mighty man, a warrior for the right;
He showed my whole, and went my first when he my last to fight.

Although my last is duty’s cry, with some it goes for naught;
In all adventures have my whole, if you would not be caught.

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Answer: FORETHOUGHT

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 76.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/193/.

Chicago

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 76.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/193/.

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