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 15 A Soldiers and butchers are bloody ear relatione for they both live by killing and floughtering Q What is the two hardeft things to be found and yet they are noth good in their kind? A Good woman and good fmall beer. Q Who is likeft to a waterman in his boat ? A An hypocrite; for he alfo like ths boatman, lookk one way,and rows another in all his tranfactions. Q What are the five greateft tarities to be found in the world? A A black Swan a Phoenix, a Uni- orn the Stone and a laid at fixteen. Q what is the greateft folly that nfible people can be guilty of A To go to law about ,when their families have flares food to eat. Q. who has the honefteft trade in the world ? A Balad-fingers; for they always nal with ready ones — and it is as acient of Tray ,for Homes as a ballad finger.