Living
Riddle 86
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
My first, when full, holds many a pound;
In my last of my first a duke was drowned.
My first of Troy is much renowned;
My last an obstacle oft is found;
’Mid songs and dances they heard the sound
Of my whole one time when a king was crowned.
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Codex Note
Answer: SACKBUT
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 86.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/203/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 86.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/203/.
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