When I Was Taken from the Fair Body

When I was taken from the fair body,
They then cut off my head,
And thus my shape was altered.
It’s I that make peace between King and ring,
And many a true lover glad.
All this I do, and ten times more,
And more I could do still;
But nothing can I do
Without my guider’s will.

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  • bibalu says:
    May 10, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    This nursery rhyme is a riddle.
    Answer: A Quill Pen.

    The first line refers to the feather that came from the bird’s “fair body” to make a feather pen. Goose feathers were most commonly used for quill pens.

    This riddle would have been easier to solve 200 years ago because quill pens were still used then, as they had been used for centuries before. Metal nib pens started to be used in the early 1800’s.

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