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10 will put him to death; all the birds in general join in pairs and keep ſo; but the dove reſembles the adulderer, for when the the 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 heat- tieſt people in the world?

A. The ſailors, for they'll be ſinging and curfing one another, when the waves, their graves, care 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 fort of people in the world?

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

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

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