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More ſwift than a bird,
that does the green foreſt approach.
Anſw. an arrow drawn in a bow by a gentleman archer.
that does the green foreſt approach.
Anſw. an arrow drawn in a bow by a gentleman archer.
My ſkin is black, my blood is ſweet,
My heart reſembles wood,
which there's fomething may be eat,
Tho' not exceeding good.
Anſw. a Black Cherry.
My heart reſembles wood,
which there's fomething may be eat,
Tho' not exceeding good.
Anſw. a Black Cherry.
My ears they run round;
and reach to the ground,
to the admiration of man;
The one part is dead,
the other well fed;
this riddle expound if you can.
Anſw. a Horſe and cart; the wheels betoken
ears that reach to the ground, the horſe
is fed, the cart is dead.
and reach to the ground,
to the admiration of man;
The one part is dead,
the other well fed;
this riddle expound if you can.
Anſw. a Horſe and cart; the wheels betoken
ears that reach to the ground, the horſe
is fed, the cart is dead.
a little informer,
Cloth'd in bright armour,
beloved by men of degree,
it goes fine and neat,
Without legs or feet,
Now tell me what this riddle muſt be
Anſw. a Watch, in a silver caſe, the hand
ſhews men the hour, while the ſilver betokens
bright armour.
Cloth'd in bright armour,
beloved by men of degree,
it goes fine and neat,
Without legs or feet,
Now tell me what this riddle muſt be
Anſw. a Watch, in a silver caſe, the hand
ſhews men the hour, while the ſilver betokens
bright armour.
My back is broad, my belly is thin,
and I am ſent to pleaſure youth;
Where mortal man has ſeldom been,
Tho' ftrange, it is a naked truth.
and I am ſent to pleaſure youth;
Where mortal man has ſeldom been,
Tho' ftrange, it is a naked truth.
