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Riddles

1st  I'm always true I never sway,
I guide the sailor on his way,
Where'er I'm placed it is my boast,
My constancy is never lost.

2nd  Never still for a month but seen mostly at night.

3rd  I bear much, devour much, and reach from pole to pole.

4th  I am slight texture, but great worth; can procure both like necessaries and luxuries of life; and change into various metals at the will of my possessor.

5th  Ever on the wing I fly
Yet never touch the earth or sky;
Nothing can my freedom bind,
Nor can search my dwelling find.

6th  I am taken from the mine; confined in a wooden case; and am used by many poeple.

7th  I am fetch'd from the sea, and procured at great price,
Am fit for the fairest you meet;
And was by a Queen, who loved ev'ry thing nice,
Devour'd for a delicate taste.
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