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A. Because it wants mending,
Q. Why is a church bell like a story
that is handed about?
A. Because it is often toll'd.
Q. What is a man like that is in
the midst of a river and cannot swim?
A. He is like to be drowned.
Q. Why is a drawn tooth like a thing
that is forgot?
A. Because it is out of one's head.
Q. How is a book like a tree?
A. Because it is full of leaves.
Q. How is a good sermon like a
plump pudding?
A. Because there is reasons in it.
Q. How is a whorish woman like
a charitable person?
A. Because she brings her husband
to a piece of bread.
Q. How is a lawyer like a conten-
tious woman?
A. Because he breeds wrangling and
jangling.
Q. Who is the greatest fool in the
world?
A. A whore; for she hazards soul
and body for a miserable livelihood.
