[24]. Behead mildew, and leave a sunbeam.

[25]. Behead a viaduct, and leave the upper part of a slope.

[26]. Behead a number, and leave a heart.

[27]. Behead a heart, and leave a metal.

[28]. Behead a kitchen utensil, and leave a tenement.

[29]. Behead a scion of the forest king,
And straight behold a very barber-ous thing.

[30]. Behead a youthful damsel, and you’ll find
A mate, perchance, more suited to your mind.

[31]. Behead a thing in every kitchen seen,
And what is left will puzzle you, I ween.

[32]. Behead an object gaunt, which Superstition dreads,
And lo! for all your pains, a hundred thousand heads.