98. A SMART ENIGMA

Men commonly say I am clever,
Book-learning I never could boast;
Yet I turn the leaves inside the cover,
And when I am found I am lost.

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99. MISSING WORDS

. ... is like a ..... or what is most
Comparative, a ..... is like a . ...;
For when their substances in liquor sink
Both properly are said to be in drink.

One of the letters of the two short words is used twice in the longer word.

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No. CXVII.—THE NIMBLE SIXPENCE

Place a sixpence on the tablecloth, and over it set a tumbler, as is shown in the picture below.