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Astronomy

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ASTRONOMICAL ENIGMA.

I am composed of twenty letters.

My 1, 2, 6, 7, is a star in the constellation Cetus.

My 6, 15, 10, 12, 3, is one of the signs of the Zodiac.

My 11, 6, 8, 4, is a star in Argo Navio.

My 6, 20, 13, 19, 11, 6, is a star in Gemina.

My 1, 6, 7, 16, 10, 5, is a star in Serpentarino.

My 1, 12, 15, 6, 17, 18, is a star in Andromeda.

My 9, 14, 8, is one of the constellations.

My whole is the name of one who rendered Astronomy no inconsiderable aid.

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I am composed of 24 letters.

My 8, 3, 9, 21, is an accumulation.

My 16, 9, 1, 14, 23, is a machine.

My 2, 5, 4, 22, is a dear place.

My 6, 5, 5, 18, 11, 17, 6, is of the fowl species.

My 10, 7, 9, 1, is a resting-place.

My 21, 12, 9, 13, is a sort of turf.

My 19, 11, 15, 9, 4, is a vapor.

My 20, 3, 15, 24, is a germinating article.

My whole is an old proverb.

3

I am composed of seventeen letters.

My 14, 3, 10, is a weight.

My 6, 11, 4, 13, 15, is a place of abode.

My 2, 16, 8, 14, is to stop.

My 12, 15, 10, 1, is a part of an encampment.

My 5, 7, 17, 9, is a product of the sea.

My whole is a part of the decalogue.

4

I am composed of ten letters.

My 1, 2, 7, is an animal.

My 6, 5, 10, 7, most birds have.

My 1, 2, 3, 7, is a vehicle.

My 4, 8, 6, is a place where hogs are kept.

My 1, 2, 9, 4, 8, 7, is a kind of covering.

A class of mechanics expresses my whole.

5

I am composed of seven letters.

My 6, 7, 4, was used in war.

My 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1, is a seat of war.

My 2, 7, 4, 3, is a useful animal.

My whole is loved by every true-hearted American.

Castle (in the air)

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My 4, 2, 7, 10, is a planet, a chemical combination, and a town.

My 23, 10, 1, 14, 4, 21, 16, 15, was a witty French writer.

My 17, 16, 8, 19, 18, 1, 6, 18, 12, 20, 23, 7, is a little watchman, who always carries his lamp with him.

Divine honors were paid by an ancient eastern nation to the 22, 1, 3, 11.

My 11, 6, 23, 14, is a title.

Nature herself inspired the pencil of 9, 13, 21, 2, 5, 14, 8, 20, 4, 4, 20, 14.

My 9, 21, 23, 14, is a part of the inheritance of man.

My whole is a pleasant, but rather profitless occupation, which you can express in 23 letters.

Cart ride

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Two boys, one named 25, 13, 24, 19, 17, 15, and the other 6, 20, 21, 7, 8, 27, went to 27, 14, 17 their uncle 7—— one 15, 4, 13, 6, 14, 19. He had 6, 15, 21 fine 20, 21, 3, 5, 14, 9, but he forbid the 22, 8, 12, 27 to 19, 4, 24, 17, without his 1, 21, 13, 9, 14, 11, 6. But master 6. was a 1, 8, 3, 14, 22, 17, 5, 5 and 15, 4, 22, 24 boy, but his brother 25. was obedient to his uncle’s 15, 4, 27, 2, 14, 9. One 12, 10, 16, master 6. said to his brother, “Let’s 27, 8, 12, 12, 22, 14 the 20, 21, 19, 9, 17, 27, for we have a fine 1, 2, 10, 11, 1, 17. Uncle has gone to 6, 21, 15, 13.” “11, 21, indeed,” answered 7, 25, 27, 6, 14, 19, 25.; “20, 21, 15 can you 12, 21 what you 9, 18, 26? Has not uncle forbid us to 19, 23, 12, 17 them?” But master 6. did not 10, 6, 6, 14, 13, 24 to what his brother said. He took 21, 13, 17 of the 20, 21, 3, 5, 14, 27 and 19, 21, 24, 14—2, 23, 7, but was 6, 2, 3, 21, 15, 11 and severely hurt, and having disregarded his uncle’s 1, 21, 7, 7, 8, 11, 24, 27, he 22, 21, 9, 6 his good opinion and 22, 10, 26—23, 22, 22 for 6, 2, 19, 14, 14 weeks, and during the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27.

Barking dogs

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I am composed of 22 letters.

My 14, 16, 10, 7, was the founder of Kentucky.

My 11, 13, 16, 4, 8, 19, 1, is the Empire State of the South.

My 18, 3, 7, 6, 12, the cause of the late panic.

My 1, 15, 17, 6, 4, 21, 15, what young ladies love to be.

My 17, 10, 9, 21, 22, 20, what they ought to be.

My 2, 1, 20 is an animal.

My whole is a familiar proverb.

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I am composed of 21 letters.

My 3, 2, 12, 16, is a fixed principle in the art of fencing.

My 13, 4, 10, 8, is a beverage.

My 19, 5, 7, 1, 16, is what nobody would wish to lose.

My 15, 20, 6, 16, 14, 8, is a relation.

My 17, 9, 21, 10, are animals.

My 18, 6, 14, is a great ally of experience.

My 11, 20, 7, is a fruit.

My whole is a proverb.

10

I am composed of 27 letters.

My 3, 23, 20, 22, 9, 17, was the name of a celebrated Egyptian.

My 2, 7, 15, 9, 26, 10, was the name of an ambitious Roman, who was elected Consul six times.

My 8, 26, 17, 22, 14, 19, was the name of a man who was a great favorite with Queen Elizabeth.

My 13, 9, 8, 7, was the name of a Latin poet, born in 1470, died 1566.

My 8, 1, 24, 12, 6, 22, 16, 27, was the name of a Sicilian, who learned a lesson from Dionysius.

My 1, 18, 16, 4, 11, 15, 21, 24, 25, 5, 14, was the name of a brave English general, who received his death wound at the battle of Alexandria, on the 21st of March, 1801.

My whole is an event which occurred in Henry the Seventh’s reign, and materially affected the interests of this country.

11

I am composed of 39 letters.

Never be 8, 18, 35, 12, 28, and cruel to the 31, 38, 1, 5, 17, 7, 31, 26, 25, 19, 9, but be 33, 29, 26, 23, 3, 13, and 4, 5, 30, 11, 38, 33; if 10, 13,—16, 11, 32, 3, we may relieve, 36, 34, 38, 39 a 12, 2, 22, 21,—20, 15, 37,17, 27, by a mere 12, 24, 2, 6,—5, 14, sympathy.

12

I am composed of 6 letters.

My 1, 2, 4, is used by all ladies.

My 1, 3, 4, is used by all cooks.

My 1, 3, 2, 4, is felt by all people.

My 4, 2, 1, is understood in a musquito country.

My 4, 3, 1, is interfered with in the same.

My 6, 2, 4, is nearly as old as the world.

My 6, 5, 3, 1, is a valuable ally of the water cure system.

My whole promote much discord in domestic circles.

Crocodile

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I am composed of 9 letters.

My 2, 5, 9, is part of a fish.

My 2, 3, 6, is more useful than pleasant to most children.

My 6, 5, 9, is the name of a quadruped.

My 5, 7, 8, is apt to be made light of, by us sinners.

My 2, 7, 1, 9, is a valuable vegetable production.

My whole is a reptile.

14

I am composed of 13 letters.

My 1, 13, 2, is the name of a female animal.

My 2, 5, 6, is a measure of length.

My 3, 4, 13, 6, is a musical instrument

My 8, 13, 7, 6, is a starting-place.

My 9, 12, 13, 5, is an image.

My 11 is a vowel.

My whole is the name of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

15

I am composed of 23 letters.

My 3, 7, 19, 14, is part of a ship.

My 15, 16, 17, 18, 1, is what Eve was.

My 9, 2, 5, is a relation.

My 12, 10, 22, 23, 13, is a piece of poetry.

My 20, 21, 4, 11, is one drop of liquid.

My 6, 18, 8, 13, is a kind of wood.

My whole is a proverb.

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A 27, 11, 22, 29, 24, 13 severely 27, 2, 28, 26, 12, 10, 30 by 9, 6, 11, 2, 8, 5, seeing a 1, 17, 4, 12, 21 of 18, 7, 15, 10, 2—27, 7, 11, 13, 15, 29, 25 on a 21, 11, 22, 13, supposed it to be 2, 10, 7, 17; 8, 24—30, 16, 26, 6, 11, 13, 1—30, 14, 18, 13—7, 5, it with all her might she struck against the board, and, breaking her 18, 11, 13, 22, fell 6, 3, 17, 27, 17, 10, 8, 21, 17, 20 to the 3, 19, 2, 9, 6—18, 6, 28, 2, 29. She was quickly taken by 23, 13, 10 of the 27, 4, 12, 26, 29, 2, 8 by. And must have thought 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

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I am composed of 25 letters.

My 24, 14, 3, 2, 6, 12, was a distinguished Latin writer

My 16, 25, 24, 7, 23, 21, 6, 9, 5, is a class in Botany.

My 10, 15, 17, 9, 16, 7, is a lake in New York.

My 3, 5, 11, 8, 10, 20, is a city in China.

My 4, 9, 11, 24, 12, 4, 15, is a county in Kentucky.

My 1, 12, 8, 8, 25, 6, 19, 4, is a silly bird.

My 13, 4, 10, 6, 25, 20, 3, 19, is a city in Italy.

My 23, 7, 18, 10, 4, 22, 12, 20, was the name of a conqueror.

My whole is a document which first saw the light many years ago.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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