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keep so; but the dove resembles the
adulterer, when the hen grows old he
pays her away and takes another; the
locusts, observe military order, and
march in bands; the frogs resemble
pipers and pedlars, for the young ones
ride the old ones to death.
Q. Who are the merriest & heartiest
people in the world?
A. The sailors, for they'll be singing,
cursing, and damning one another
when the waves, their graves, are going
over their heads.
Q. Which are the disorderliest crea-
tures in battle?
A. Cows and dogs, for they all fall
on them that are neathmost.
Q. What are the vainest sort of
people in the world?
A. A barber, a tailor, a young sol-
dier, and a poor dominie.
Q. What is the great cause of the
barber's vanity?
A. Because he is admitted to trim
