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 A Whetſtone for Dull Wits. 9

Q. My backſide is wood, My belly's as good, My ribs they are lined with leather; My noſe it is braſs, With two holes in my arſe, And commonly us'd in cold weather.

A. A pair of Bellows.

Q. No teeth I have, and yet I bite, And when the bite is ſeen, According to my ſlender might, There are the marks of ſpleen, My beard is red and green.

A. A Nettle.

Q. Two brothers we are, Great burthens we beat, By which we are bitterly preſt, In truth we may ſay, We are full all the day, But empty when we go to reſt.

A. A pair of Shoes.

Q. Rich