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 will put him to death; all the birds in general join in pairs and keep so; but the dove resembles the aduldereradulterer [sic], for when the she one turns old, he pays her away and takes another; the locusts observe military order and march in bands; the frogs resemble pipers and preachers, for the young ride the old to death.

Q. Who are the merriest and heartiest people in the world?

A. The sailors, for they'll be singing and cursing one another, when the waves, their graves, are going over their heads.

Q. Which are the disorderliest creatures in battle?

A. Cows and dogs, for they all fall upon them that are neathmost.

Q. Who are the vainest sort of people in the world?

A. A barber, a tailor, a young soldier and poor dominie

Q. What is the great cause of the barber's vanity?

A. His being admitted to trim noblemens chasts, thyke their sculls, take kings by the nose, and hold a razor to