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23rd  When was B the first letter of the Alphabet.?
24th  Why is a Blacksmith's apron like the gates of a convent?
25th  Why is a man of Honour like a man upstairs whipping his wife?
26th  Why is the river Delaware like a man's great-coat?
27th  Why is the United States like a horse's neck?
28th  Why is love like a potatoe?
29th  Why is a fixed star like pen, ink, and paper?
30th  Why is a handsome woman like bread?
31st  Why is the letter T like bread?
32nd  Why is the letter E like London?
33rd  Why is a tallow Chandlor like the worst and most unfortunate of men?
34th  Why is the steeple of a Church like a Minister?
35th  Why is the letter A like a honeysuckle?
36th  Why is a love letter like a beef market?
37th  Why are the three first vowels like a careless person?
38th  Why is the letter S. like a military furnace?
39th  Why is a Clergyman's horse like a king?
40th  Why do white sheep eat more than black sheep?
41st  Why does a Miller wear a white hat?
42nd  Why is a room full of married poeple [[sp.]] like an empty one?
43rd  Why is an avaricious man like one with a short memory?
44th  Why is an axe like coffee?
45th  Why are lovers sighs, like long stockings?
46th  On which side of the Church does the yew tree stand?
47th  Of what trade is the Sun?
48th  What is the highest and handsomest when the head is off?
49th  Why is a handsome girl like a patent printing press?
50th  Why are [[underlined]] old [[underlined]] stockings like heroes of the last century?
51st  Why is the Devil riding on a mouse like one and the same thing?