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Middle of the Night
This is an old Italian riddle from 1300-1900 AD.
In the middle of the night,
Rises one with his beard bedight.
Though no astrologer be he,
He marks the hours which pass and flee;
He wears a crown, although no king;
No priest, yet he the hour doth sing;
Though spurred at heel, he is no knight;
No wife he calls his own by right,
Yet children many round him dwell.
Sharp wits you need this thing to tell.
In the middle of the night,
Rises one with his beard bedight.
Though no astrologer be he,
He marks the hours which pass and flee;
He wears a crown, although no king;
No priest, yet he the hour doth sing;
Though spurred at heel, he is no knight;
No wife he calls his own by right,
Yet children many round him dwell.
Sharp wits you need this thing to tell.
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Riddle courtesy of Trumalia.com
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