Eight Riddles from Symphosius

Song Cycle by Elizabeth Walton Vercoe (b. 1941)

1. Hobnail
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Hung from a foot, I walk upon my head
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2. Mother of Twins
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I have borne more than a body ought to bear
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3. Onion
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I bite when bitten; but because I lack
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4. Chick in the Egg
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Mine was the strangest birth under the sun
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5. Stairs
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Unequal in degree, alike in size
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6. River and Fish
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Sweet purlings in an earth-walled inn resound
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7. Chain
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To me, and through me fortune is unkind
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8. Saw
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All teeth from head to foot, yet friend to men
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Total word count: 199