What was once the most fashionable cap in Paris? The mob—without a crown.
In what respects were the governments of Algiers and Malta as different as light from darkness? The one was governed by deys, the other by knights.
Why is the Delaware River like an inkstand? Because Penn was the first man who entered it.
Why did Marcus Curtius leap into the gulf in Rome? Because he thought it a good opening for a young man.
What were the odds at the battle of Aliwal? They were six (Sikhs) and we (the English) one (won).
What Indian battle tried the metal (mettle) of the English soldiers? The battle of Assay(e).
Who is the first little boy mentioned by a single word in the history of England? Chap. I.
Who was the first postman? Cadmus. He carried letters from Phœnicia to Greece.
Where was Humboldt going when he was thirty-nine years old? Into his fortieth year.
What three letters give the name of a famous Roman general? C P O (Scipio).