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 8 The Royal Riddle Book: or,

For tho' he was ſhort, and they were tall,

he fairly overthrew them all.

Nine Pins and a Bowl.

I am like death, yet am hot and cold;

I have no breath, yet live in a ſtrong hold,

I'm clean within, and very foul without,

Hurtful I'm to none: then where's the doubt.

An Oyſter.

As I wert by the way,

I found a thing in a ruck of hay;

It was neither fiſh, fleſh nor bone,

Yet I kept it till it went alone.

An Egg.

There is a little thing,

that's found in divers lands,

Altho'it teacheth multitudes,

yet nothing underſtands;

'Tis found in every kingdom,

yet not in earth or ſea;

'Tis in all ſorts of timber,

but not in any tree;

And in all ſorts of metal;

but yet, as I am told,

'Tis not in iron, braſs,

tin, ſilver, or in gold;

Wild Africa this wonder wants,

and ſo doſh Alia;

But yet as travellers affirm,

'tis in America;

Germany enjoys it,

yet does not France or Spain,

In Hungary and Polland,