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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RIDDLE, by MOTHER GOOSE Poet's Biography First Line: As I was going to st. Ives / I met a man with seven wives Last Line: How many were there going to st. Ives? Subject(s): Riddles | |||
As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives; Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits: Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were there going to St. Ives? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOT SIX DIFFERENCES by MARVIN BELL TWO RIDDLES FROM ALDHELM by RICHARD WILBUR RIDDLE ON THE LETTER H (1) by CATHERINE MARIA FANSHAWE RIDDLE ON THE LETTER H (2) by CATHERINE MARIA FANSHAWE DING, DONG, BELL / PUSSY'S IN THE WELL by MOTHER GOOSE GIRLS AND BOYS COME OUT TO PLAY by MOTHER GOOSE HICKORY, DICKORY, DOCK / THE MOUSE RAN UP THE CLOCK by MOTHER GOOSE |
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