Two brothers are we, great burdens we bear,
By which we are heavily prest:
We are full all the day to endure wear and tear,
But empty when able to rest.
8.
Peter Portman was so proud of his small feet that a wag started the following riddle: “Why are Portman’s feet larger than any others in his club?”
9
There is a word of letters four,
Take two away, and four remain;
Take three away, and five before
Your eyes you see as plain as plain.
10
To one syllable adjusted,
Running on the ground,
I have two, no longer trusted,
If you turn me round.