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Half-way up the hill, I see thee at last. Lying beneath me with thy sounds and sights – A city in the twilight, dim and vast, With smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights. What is it?
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My first is found on the ocean wave, In the spring, the pit, and the mine; My second below earth’s surface you have, Where seldom the sun can shine. My whole your dinner-table must grace, And seldom fails to obtain a place. What am I?
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Four jolly men sat down to play, And played all night till break of day. They played for cash and not for fun, With a separate score for every one. When it came time to square accounts, they all had made quite fair amounts. Now, not one has lost and all have gained – Tell me now, this can you explain?
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Why is a bullet like a tender glance?
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There is one word in the English language which is universally considered a preventive of harm; change a certain letter in it, and you make it an act of cruelty. What are the words?
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A ship that puts a road in order, What is it?
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