Excerpt from The Bizarre Notes and Queries, 1888, Vol. 5: A Monthly Magazine of History, Folk-Lore, Mathematics, Mysticism, Art, Science, Etc What is earth, sexton A place to dig graves. What is earth, rich man A place to work slaves. What is earth, grey beard? A place to grow old. What is earth, miser? A place to dig gold. What is earth, school boy? A place for my play. What is earth, maiden? A place to be gay. What is earth, seamstress? A place where I weep. What is earth, sluggard? A place for to sleep. What is earth, soldier? A place for a battle. What is earth, herdsman A place to raise cattle. What is earth, widow A place of true sorrow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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