Unity is a probable solution of the old enigma, part of which evidently refers to “a house divided against itself”—
I’m one among a numerous host,
And very useful in my post;
There’s not a house in all the land
Without me properly can stand.
Though men disputed long ago
Whether I did exist or no,
Once more some thousands have been slain
Because they could not me attain.
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The anagram proverbs, “These grave lips chatter no ill,” and “Elephants, all to richest giver,” are both founded on Little pitchers have long ears, and spelt with exactly the same letters.
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The charade—
My first of rudeness has a sound;
The rest is in a city found;
My whole to win its way is bound.
is solved by Pertinacity.