RIDDLE, by WILLIAM COWPERPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: I am just two and two, I am warm, I am cold Last Line: And yielded with pleasure when taken by force.
I AM just two and two, I am warm, I am cold, And the parent of numbers that cannot be told, I am lawful, unlawful--a duty, a fault,-- I am often sold dear, good for nothing when bought; An extraordinary boon, and a matter of course, And yielded with pleasure when taken by force.