This page has been validated.
( 9 )
My ribbs they are lined with leather;
My noſe it is braſs,
With two holes in my arſe,
And commonly us'd in cold weather.
anſw. A pair of Bellows.
My noſe it is braſs,
With two holes in my arſe,
And commonly us'd in cold weather.
anſw. A pair of Bellows.
No teeth I have, and yet I bite,
And when the bite is ſeen,
according to my ſlender might,
there are the marks of ſpleen,
My beard is red and green.
anſw. a Nettle.
And when the bite is ſeen,
according to my ſlender might,
there are the marks of ſpleen,
My beard is red and green.
anſw. a Nettle.
Two brothers we are,
Great burthens we bear,
by which we are bitterly preſt,
In truth, we may ſay,
We are full all the day,
but empty when we go to reſt.
anſw. a pair of Shoes.
Great burthens we bear,
by which we are bitterly preſt,
In truth, we may ſay,
We are full all the day,
but empty when we go to reſt.
anſw. a pair of Shoes.
Rich yellow, and bright,
Long, ſlender, and white,
Both one in another there are;
Now tell unto me,
What this riddle may be,
Then will I your wiſdom declare
anſw. A Diamond Ring on a Lady's Finger.
Long, ſlender, and white,
Both one in another there are;
Now tell unto me,
What this riddle may be,
Then will I your wiſdom declare
anſw. A Diamond Ring on a Lady's Finger.
I am made of wood,
Clear braſs, ſound and good,
To keep men that they muſt not cozen,
I am twenty-four,
And can be no more,
Sometimes I'm reduc'd to a dozen.
Clear braſs, ſound and good,
To keep men that they muſt not cozen,
I am twenty-four,
And can be no more,
Sometimes I'm reduc'd to a dozen.
