ENIGMA.
1 I am;;' sometimes: large and sometimes small, . ' But the tradesmen are fond of me one and all. ' 2 I'm a factor of good, and ill -without measure ; . But I'm thought, on tne whole, a wondrous treasure. 3, Is the riddle hard ? then bend your mind To me, and the answer soon you'll find. . 4 I'm loved by all : though no wings hare I, I take them oft and- away I fly. 5 Ifseek over every joy to preside* And I spread dire misery far and wide. 6 All strive to learn me ; many try to'teieh. But like ripe grapes, Em often out of reach. . . . ,-.-•' 7 -The seventh some- readers ne'er pan find, Because they've left it far behind. .'■'"• -Thistle. . The. answer to. the above will be found m the initial letters of the words referred to, and is a thing wliich^all. might but few dp possess. -
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 70, 20 June 1877, Page 3
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148ENIGMA. Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 70, 20 June 1877, Page 3
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