Living

Riddle 97

by Carolyn Wells 1862–1942

From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)

Living

The jolly old farmer was my last;
As he went to my first, o’er my total he passed.

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Answer: THRESHOLD

MLA

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 97.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/214/.

Chicago

Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 97.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/214/.

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