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Rh Twas both stiff and strong, And some handfuls long, Having a brisk beard; She was not afraid, And likewise she said She'd do it no wrong.

A. An Ear of Rye-corn growing on the Land, which a Maid saw as the was going to Market.

Q. Two Calves and an Ape They made an escape From one that was worse than a spright: They travell’d together In all sorts of weather, But often were put in a fright.

A. A Man flying from his scolding Wife; the two Calves and an Ape signify the Calves of the Legs and the Nape of his Neck, which by travelling were exposed to the Weather.