1. Victim of a Jewish feast.
2. Victim of a wager lost.
3. Victim of a fabulous Turk.

4. Victim of a Duke of Alva.

262.

"Bright the stones which bruise the gleam Sprinkled with thy life-blood's stream." "They met, the tyrants' brandished steel, The lion's gory mane.”

1. Founder of a mighty race.

2. She rose and looked on Peter's face.
3. Jewish Queen of mighty King.
4. A holy man this word doth bring.
5. Three for the blessed Trinity.
6. A place of witchcraft here you see.
7. Book of Israel's victory.

G. G. M.

263.

"Once she was all thy own;
Her love thy fairest heritage."
"In David's town this day."

1. "Behold, he is in thy hand, but save his life." 2. "Queen of this universe, do not believe

Those rigid threats of death."

3. ""Tis manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary,

4. "Retire ye from him, that he may

Be smitten and die."

5. "See the Lord from heaven descending,
Smites him, blinds him, lays him low."
6. "The goddess of the Sidonians."
7. "Was tender eyed.”

8. “The sun is sinking fast,

The daylight dies."

9. "The god of the children of Ammon."

264.

G. M.

Two words are these so very small,

They shall not be explained at all.

1. Means of locomotion.

2. Highway of navigation.

265.

G. G. M.

Here you will see the presents of a King,

Which, so 'tis said, his royal hand did bring.

1. A great Queen's tutor.

2. An outlawed archer (vide Scott). 3. One of Charlemagne's peers.

4. King Arthur only me could draw.

5. Known to fame by "Rejected addresses."

266.

Here men, as dry as dust, and hard as steel,
Oft feign the passion which they cannot feel.

1. Monks are this supposed to be.
2. Artist's workshop here you see.
3. With this coin in France you pay.
4. Christian at my house did stay.
5. Animals my fancy are.

6. Useful aid to find a star.

See from

my First

267.

my Last by scores go forth,

And take their way to East, West, South or North.

1. Nasty to swallow.

2. Half of a pair.
3. Legs I will borrow.

4. Bird that's not rare.

1. Whenever you are short of cash, To this in haste you'll surely dash.

2. Or if in this you chance to be, Your payments due, then come to me.

3. Second to this am I, you see ; Second I ever wish to be.

4. To square these I'm afraid you'll fail, And money be of no avail.

5. Time flies as we our journey ride,

But these ones past as quickly glide.

X. R. H.

269.

Whether we've ten or only have five,
Of this we're certain as we're alive,
That some day or other, women and men
Will have to return them all again.

1. What a dreadful noisy creature.
2. Lovely this in every feature.
3. In Scottish poem you read of me.
4. After long search her love did see.
5. Great epic this of Germany.
6. Is seen in the academy.

7. A saint well known to little boys,
Who often bring them pretty toys.

270.

When on my First I keep my Last,
'Mid summer's sun and winter's blast.

1. On that stone she daily sits.
2. About the country still she flits.
3. He was hewn to little bits.