Why is an inn-keeper like a multitude of people? Because he is a host himself.
Why is the blush of modesty like a little girl? Because it becomes a woman.
Why is a bad epigram like a useless pencil? Because it has no point.
If you see a counterfeit coin on the street why should you always pick it up? Because you may be arrested for passing it.
Why is Queen Victoria like a hat? Because they both have crowns.
Why is love always represented as a child? Because it never reaches the age of discretion.
What key opens the penitentiary for a dissipated man? Whis-key.
Why is a pig with a curly continuation like the ghost of Hamlet’s father? Because he could a tail unfold.
Why is a plowed field like feathered game? Because it’s part-ridges.
When is a dog most like a human being? When he is between a man and a boy.