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14 The Royal Riddle Book:

Tis heard both eaſt, weſt north and ſouth,

a mile or two all round.

'Tis a Bell in a Steeple.

Young Jenny ſhe call'd to a luſty ſtout lad,

And told him that under her apron ſhe had

A delicate toy that was lovely and rare,

And if he would not hurt her, he might ſtick

a pin there.

'Tis a Pir-Cuſhion.

There was four ſiſters ran a race,

And each did ſtrive to mend their pace,

Not one the other could o'ertake,

Altho' they ſtrove great haſte to make.

'Tis the ſails of a Wind-Mill.

It lives in a ſtudy, and knows not a letter,

Converfing with authors, yet never the better,

For though it lives among Latin and Greek,

Yet none of theſe languages e'er could it ſpeak.

'Tis a Mouſe in a Study.

My Lady chanc'd to get a fall,

when riding to a fair,

Which did discover to them all,

a place o'er-grown with hair,

Then bluſhing, up ſhe got with ſpeed,

and cover'd all, now you'll read.

Her Commode fell from her head.

I have no legs, yet I can run apace,

My 'followers are in the ſelf-ſame caſe,

Whoever ſmites me, away with him run I,

And leave behind the reſt o' the company :

Their odds by me is ſtill divided,

Their maſter differs yet when they're decided;