Living
Riddle 106
From At the Sign of the Sphinx (Second Series)
Living
Maid of Athens, ere we part,
Hear my first with tender heart;
Ere another hour is past,
Let me be of thee my last.
Then behold my very soul
Filled o’erflowing with my whole.
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Codex Note
Answer: PLEASURE
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 106.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/223/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “Riddle 106.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/223/.
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