Living
Riddle 101
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
Old Deacon Griggs made money fast;
His greatest virtue was my last.
But his son John turned out my whole,
Which grieved the deacon’s sordid soul;
For hast’ning to my first, the son
Disbursed the gold that Griggs had won.
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Codex Note
Answer: SPENDTHRIFT
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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 101.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/218/.
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Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 101.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/218/.
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