ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.

Merry's MUSEUMMERRY’s MUSEUMANSWERS TO PUZZLES.

Merry's MUSEUMMERRY’s MUSEUM

MERRY’s MUSEUM

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.

1.

The rose shall cease to blow,The eagle turn a dove,The stream shall cease to flow,Ere I will cease to love.The sun shall cease to shine,The world shall cease to move,The stars their light resign,Ere I will cease to love.

The rose shall cease to blow,The eagle turn a dove,The stream shall cease to flow,Ere I will cease to love.The sun shall cease to shine,The world shall cease to move,The stars their light resign,Ere I will cease to love.

The rose shall cease to blow,

The eagle turn a dove,

The stream shall cease to flow,

Ere I will cease to love.

The sun shall cease to shine,

The world shall cease to move,

The stars their light resign,

Ere I will cease to love.

2. Short shoes and long corns to the enemies of freedom.

3. The rope-maker.

4. Because they can not be got off without a bow (beau).

5. Because he stops at the sound of wo.

6. One takes the dish with the egg.

7. One, after which his stomach is not empty.

8. The smallest.

9. The first geometrical puzzle is solved in this way—

answer to puzzle

The second puzzle is solved in this way—

answer to puzzle

The different colors represent the several sons’ portions.

10.

The tiger couches in the wood,And waits to shed the traveler’s blood;—So couch we.We spring upon him to supplyWhat men unto our wants deny;And so springs he.

The tiger couches in the wood,And waits to shed the traveler’s blood;—So couch we.We spring upon him to supplyWhat men unto our wants deny;And so springs he.

The tiger couches in the wood,

And waits to shed the traveler’s blood;—

So couch we.

We spring upon him to supply

What men unto our wants deny;

And so springs he.


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