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Rh Q. To the green wood Fall oft it hath gang'd, Yet yields us no good, 'Till decently hang'd.

A. A Hog fattened with Acorns, which makes good Bacon when hanged and dried.

Q. There was a fair maid, Who merrily ſaid, Her lover was ſtupid and dull; He put a long thing Into a black hole, And ſatisfy'd her to the full.

A. A Pen.

Q. I ſent a token to my friend, It was a pledge that had no end; But when the ſame my friend did get, My friend ſoon put an end to it.

A. A Ring ſent to an ungrateful Perſon, who ſold it.

Q. A.