Why is I the luckiest of all the vowels? Because it is in the center of bliss, whilst E is in hell, and all the others are in purgatory.
What must all the letters of the alphabet be in order to possess infinite sagacity? Wise (y's).
Y y u r y y u b i c u r y y for me. Too wise you are, two wise you be; I see you are too wise for me.
What are those things, which, though they appear twice in every day, and twice in every week, yet are only seen twice in a year? Vowels.
What letter in the alphabet is necessary to make a shoe? The last.
What word of six letters admits of five successive elisions, leaving at each abbreviation a well-known word? Brandy—brand—bran—ran—an—a.
Name two English words, one of which, being of one syllable only, shall contain more letters than the other of five syllables? Strength—Ideality.
Why is a glass-blower the most likely person to set the alphabet off at a gallop? Because he can make a D-canter.
What word of six letters contains six words besides itself, without transposing a letter? Herein—he—her—here—ere—rein—in.
Is there a word in the English language which contains all the vowels? Yes, unquestionably.