SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC ILLUSTRATED SO AS TO BE EASILY LEARNED.
| Aries the Ram, is a man ramming down a gun. | Taurus the Bull, is a fat John Bull, reading a paper. | Gemini the Twins, are the famous Siamese twins. |
| Cancer the Crab, is a boy with a crab biting his toe. | Leo, is a Pope who lived in Italy, by that name. | Virgo the Virgin, is a single woman feeding a parrot. |
| Libra the Scales, is an old woman weighing fish. | Scorpio the Scorpion, is a fierce woman beating her husband. | Sagittarius the Archer, is a fat Miss shooting at a target. |
| Capricornus the Goat, is a merry boy mounted on a goat. | Aquarius the Water-bearer, is a boatman on a river. | Pisces the Fish, is two fish dealers blowing their horns. |
224.
The red-lipped morn rose fresh; and everywhere
The sunbeams welcome found, save one,
Which fluttered through the close-barred windows where
The gambling wretches, who the daylight shun,
With red wine flushed, and eyes bloodshot and red,
Wearied my first. Again, and yet again,
They the uncertain tide of fortune fed
With gold ill-gotten, other gold to gain.
Oh, what a ruin here! of God’s most noble work,
Of life’s great end, and of the deathless soul!
My second here we see! Ah, dangers lurk
Where passions rule—not principles control!
In vain my third is raised; a warning voice!
Their hearts are hardened, and they will not hear.
Useless to give my whole, or point to joys
Which but provoke the ribald jest or sneer!
Let us be thankful that the sunlight glad
Brings to our hearts but gladsomeness and praise!
Ne’er be the daylight in our haunts forbade!
Ne’er let us fear the noontide’s searching gaze!
225. My first is to strive violently; my second is to fasten; my whole is a wizard.
226. Why is it that miserly people have never quarreled?
227. Behead a beautiful product of nature and leave what it often falls into.
228.
a. A European sea.
b. A seaport of Russia.
c. A celebrated mountain.
d. A town in Tipperary, Ireland.
The initials form an object of interest, and the finals its receptacle.
229. My first is a fluid, my second a solid, my whole a plant.
230. Change my head several times, and make (1) an amateur; (2) to hide; (3) to hang about; (4) a leader; (5) a pirate.
231. Curtail a man’s name and leave a girl’s name; behead, and transpose, and leave another man’s name.
232.
233.
When eyes and limbs are wrapt in sleep,
Within one’s comfortable bed,
My first o’er both will nightly creep,
With thirsty fangs and noiseless tread.
My second prowls in every clime,
Where echoes not the human tread,
And thick the mountain forests twine
Their sunless branches overhead.
And when through groves of oak and birch,
The backwoods men and maids pursue
For blackberries their jovial search,
How often have the startled crew
Fled with my whole from sounds they reckoned
Were like the hoarse voice of my second!
234. My first is a boy’s name, my second is a girl’s nickname, my whole is a science.
235. Transpose the inhabitants of a country into an animal.
236. O 0. (Good advice.)
237. My whole has two of my first, and is my second.
238. Express with five letters a sentence containing four words and twelve letters.
239.
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240. X A 100.
241. Enigmatical List of Animals.—a. A weight. b. A whip. c. An ore. d. A machine used by housekeepers. e. A stamp. f. To intimidate.
242.
The troop arranged for battle
Without my first would fly;
And whether good or bad,
Without it you would die.
Go seek the earth and ocean,
For smallest things you guess;
Yes, bring the atom from the air,
And still my second’s less.
The traitor, when condemn’d to die,
May calm his cares and pray;
Yet when the axe sounds "dust to dust,"
My whole he’s borne away.
243. Change my head eight different times, and make (1) a plant, (2) a necessity, (3) a reward, (4) to nourish, (5) an exploit, (6) to notice, (7) a pipe, (8) a produce.
A RIVER ENIGMATICALLY EXPRESSED.
244. Father plugs an abbreviation.
245.
I am composed of letters five,
The part of speech is adjective,
From either way I spell the same;
Pray tell me then what is my name.
246. Entire, I am capital; curtail me, I am still capital; behead and transpose, I am anything but capital.
247. A liquor, a word signifying father; another word for father, a coin, and a liquid measure. The initial and final letters are the same, and spell a title.
248. Take a syllable of two letters from a girl’s name and leave a musical instrument.
249.
250. When are politicians particularly sweet?
251. Why is my inkstand like the leaning tower of Pisa?
252. When does a temperance lecturer say a grammar lesson?
(Fill the blanks with the same word reversed.)
253. By a machine many —— can be made from one ——.
254. Marks of an —— are often found in ——.
255. My first is an abbreviated name for a young lady; my second comes from the large end of a dog, runs up a tree, and floats on the sea; my whole is required of all persons in time of war, before they leave for a foreign land.
256. When is a fish a rod?
257.
I am as black as black can be,
Yet by a curious fantasy,
See my tracings, when time has fled,
You’ll find them black, though often red.
258. What is that which strikes itself frequently, and yet does itself no injury?
259. Why are different trees like different dogs?
260. What is the difference between a chemist and an alchemist?
261. Why is a tree like a French dancing-master?
262. Why is a mouse like grass?
263. Why are some kinds of pigeons like drinking-glasses?
264. If a bushel of potatoes comes to $1, what will a horse come to?
265. What is that which burns to keep a secret?
266. Why is a tallow-chandler one of the most sinful and unfortunate of men?
267. Why does a man in paving the streets correct the public morals?
268. Why is an obstinate man like a mastiff?
269. How does the wood-cutter invite the tree to fall?
270.
“Up! Stir the rough logs to a ruddier glow!
And spread forth the gladsome cheer!
For the night hangs dark on the plain below,
And the swift-winged storm is near!”
(Full oft my first,
When loud storms burst,
Shelters some wanderer from their worst!)
“Let the white sail flutter free and wide!
How our smooth prow cuts the laughing foam!
Faster, yet faster, oh, may we glide!
For we’re going home, boys!—going home!”
(May the good God’s hand
Keep that gallant band
From my second’s wrath, and guide to land!)
“Let the song be heard, the dance, and mirth!
Glad be each heart, each step be light!
Away with care and the woes of earth!
Gay be the festal hall to-night!”
(So the revelers sang,
And the goblets rang,
While my third kept chime with a glimmering clang!)
“To the strife! to the strife!—’tis the trumpet calls!
The foeman comes! To arms, ye brave!
On, soldiers, on! He wins, who falls,
A lasting fame and a patriot’s grave!”
(May God’s own might,
In the hour of fight,
Help those who strive for my whole and the right!)
271. Why do trees often change their places?
272. Can a leopard change his spots?
273.
White as driven snow are we—
Black as ink or ebony;
Red and yellow, gray and blue,
Golden, pink, and purple, too.
Glittering like a spangled dress,
Every color we possess;
Few and many, large and small,
Sometimes not beheld at all.
Thick and thin, and high and low,
Moving fast and moving slow;
Fell destruction send we forth,
East and west, and south and north.
Fire and flame we fling around
With a fearful mighty sound;
Vegetation soon would fade
Did we but withdraw our aid;
Dearth and famine would prevail;
Death would reign o’er hill and dale;
Never two alike you’ll see—
Puzzled reader, what are we?
274. Add a letter to an animal, and make a building.
275. Transpose a tree into a boy’s nickname.
276. Transpose an animal into a famous battle.
277. Transpose a tree into a verb.
278. Transpose an insect into part of a book.
279. Transpose a game of cards into a dress.
280.
I am composed of 11 letters:
My 1, 4, 5, 2, 8, 9 is a Scripture name with which we are all familiar.
My 3, 7, 5, 6 is an article of food.
My 8, 10, 11 is a nickname.
My whole is a Scripture name.
281. Why is a man in snow shoes like a man barefooted?
282. How is it that a man with long legs can not travel faster than one with short legs?
283.
I’m worn by many a lady fair,
In ironing I need much care;
Behead, and I’m a purling stream,
Where many a poet loves to dream!
Behead again, oh! mortal frail,
And I will cause thy cheek to pale.