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Not born, but from a Mother's body drawn. I hang until half of me is gone. I sleep in a cave until I grow old. Then valued for my hardened gold.
What is bought by the yard by is worn by the foot?
I saw a man in white, he looked quite a sight. He was not old, but he stood in the cold. And when he felt the sun, he started to run. Who could he be? Please answer me.
He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
My first is an insect; my second is a border; my whole puts the face in a tuneful disorder.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?