My first is one, ’tis even you,
My whole by many have been reckoned,
But only He who numbers all
Can ever rightly count my second.
[16]
My first is an article in daily use.
My second spells the twentieth letter of the alphabet.
My third, if you prefix the letters, will name a declivity.
My whole is an animal.
[17]
My first is a part of the human face.
My second is an unpleasant sensation.
My third is an article.
My whole is a small animal.
[18]
My first is found in every bog,
In every pool and pond,
Without me not a single frog
Or toad could e’er be found.
My next is always to be found
Wherever men exist;
I build their houses, plow their ground,
And help them to subsist.
With dread the superstitious soul
Will speculate upon my whole.
[19]
Entire, I’m water, earth, or air,
I’m food, or clothes, or light,
Always provided, lady fair,
That these are used aright.