Living
Riddle 99
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
As my first was walking with weary step, on a drear and lonely road,
With a heavy heart and a downcast glance, of my second be bore a load;
He saw my third, he was soon my third, he had reached his welcome goal,
And with song and dance and merry jest, he listened to my whole.
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Codex Note
Answer: MANDOLIN
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MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 99.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/216/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 99.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/216/.
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