I speak you a riddle To be guessed in one: Champagne and oysters Orchids and diamonds Sunsets and spring
With the willows of spring Thoroughbred horses Petrarch and Spain Songs of Haydn: -What are these?
-Charles Partridge
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TWO RIDDLES
And a second riddle To be guessed in one: New bread, strong coffee Wild flowers and silver
Firelight and autumn
With the oaks of autumn Planes and ships
Shakespeare and Hellas
Don Giovanni:— What are these?
The first to me is woman, The second to me is man.
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