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HIT OR MISS.

  1. A prudent man shuns hyaenas; No banker is imprudent.
  1. Some poetry is original; No original work is producible at will.
  1. No misers are unselfish; None but misers save egg-shells.
  1. All pale people are phlegmatic; No one, who is not pale, looks poetical.
  1. All spiders spin webs; Some creatures, that do not spin webs, are savage.
  1. None of my cousins are just; All judges are just.
  1. John is industrious; No industrious people are unhappy.
  1. Umbrellas are useful on a journey; What is useless on a journey should be left behind.
  1. Some pillows are soft; No pokers are soft.
  1. I am old and lame; No old merchant is a lame gambler.
  1. No eventful journey is ever forgotten; Uneventful journeys are not worth writing a book about.
  1. Sugar is sweet; Some sweet things are liked by children.
  1. Richard is out of temper; No one but Richard can ride that horse.
  1. All jokes are meant to amuse; No Act of Parliament is a joke.
  1. "I saw it in a newspaper." "All newspapers tell lies."
  1. No nightmare is pleasant; Unpleasant experiences are not anxiously desired.
  1. Prudent travellers carry plenty of small change; Imprudent travellers lose their luggage.
  1. All wasps are unfriendly; No puppies are unfriendly.
  1. He called here yesterday; He is no friend of mine.
  1. No quadrupeds can whistle; Some cats are quadrupeds.
  1. No cooked meat is sold by butchers; No uncooked meat is served at dinner.
  1. Gold is heavy; Nothing but gold will silence him.
  1. Some pigs are wild; There are no pigs that are not fat.
  1. No emperors are dentists; All dentists are dreaded by children.
  1. All, who are not old, like walking; Neither you nor I are old.
  1. All blades are sharp; Some grasses are blades.
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