228.

a. A European sea.

b. A seaport of Russia.

c. A celebrated mountain.

d. A town in Tipperary, Ireland.

The initials form an object of interest, and the finals its receptacle.

229. My first is a fluid, my second a solid, my whole a plant.

230. Change my head several times, and make (1) an amateur; (2) to hide; (3) to hang about; (4) a leader; (5) a pirate.

231. Curtail a man’s name and leave a girl’s name; behead, and transpose, and leave another man’s name.

232.