No. 24 Charades.
My whole’s a word of letters five. I’m found both far and near; Behead me, and I am a sound That strikes upon the ear. My tail cut off, a weight now comes. Most useful to mankind; Behead again, my tail replace, A unit you will find. Curtail once more, and I am left A very little word; A preposition sometimes found. An adverb often heard. Behead me now, my tail clap on, And then I think you’ll And That I abound in man and beast. And also in mankind.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue XXI, 25 May 1901, Page 1002
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93No. 24 Charades. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue XXI, 25 May 1901, Page 1002
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