Enigmas
Archbishop Whately’s
When from the Ark’s capacious round,
The world came forth in pairs,
Who was it that first heard the sound
Of boots upon the stairs?
Charles James Fox’s
What is pretty and useful in various ways,
Tho’ it tempts some poor mortals to shorten their days;
Take one letter from it and there will appear
What youngsters admire every day in the year;
Take two letters from it, and then, without doubt,
You are what that is, if you don’t find it out.