This page has been validated.
Ch. IV.]
HIT OR MISS.
89
  1. No country, that has been explored, is infested by dragons;
    Unexplored countries are fascinating.
  2. No misers are generous;
    Some old men are not generous.
  3. A prudent man shuns hyænas;
    No banker is imprudent.
  4. Some poetry is original;
    No original work is producible at will.
  5. No misers are unselfish;
    None but misers save egg-shells.
  6. All pale people are phlegmatic;
    No one, who is not pale, looks poetical.
  7. All spiders spin webs;
    Some creatures, that do not spin webs, are savage.
  8. None of my cousins are just;
    All judges are just.
  9. John is industrious;
    No industrious people are unhappy.
  10. Umbrellas are useful on a journey;
    What is useless on a journey should be left behind.
  11. Some pillows are soft;
    No pokers are soft.
  12. I am old and lame;
    No old merchant is a lame gambler.