136 HOME AMUSEMENTS.

A naval hero dear to every heart;

A ruthless tyrant with a murd’rous dart;
An English author famous for his style;

A poet who our leisure may beguile;

Tl’ initials join, an ancient bard you'll find,
Who to his verse has left his name behind.

 

VEGETABLES OR HERBS.

IX.
A small coin, and whatever belongs to a Queen.

X.
A cooking utensil, the first letter of the alphabet, and
part of the foot.
XI.
Half of a room under ground, a vowel, and a grain,
omitting the last letter.

XI.
Half of a word that signifies a tower, and to pinch off.

XIII.
To be on an equality, and to cut short.