French Charade
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Genre: | Letter, Introduction; Extract, Poetry |
Publications extracted: | Ladies Diary |
Subjects: | Mathematics |
Introduces a French riddle, and its translation: 'My first in Euclid holds distinguish'd place; / My second rolls incessantly through space: / My whole, 'tis said, is rich, and rules the sea; But wine they drink there, is too dear for me'; suggests that the answer is 'Angleterre'. |
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