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Ch. IV.]

HIT OR MISS.

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No country, that has been explored, is infested by dragons;
Unexplored countries are fascinating.

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No misers are generous;
Some old men are not generous.

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A prudent man shuns hyænas;
No banker is imprudent.

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Some poetry is original;
No original work is producible at will.

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No misers are unselfish;
None but misers save egg-shells.

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All pale people are phlegmatic;
No one, who is not pale, looks poetical.

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All spiders spin webs;
Some creatures, that do not spin webs, are savage.

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None of my cousins are just;
All judges are just.

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John is industrious;
No industrious people are unhappy.

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Umbrellas are useful on a journey;
What is useless on a journey should be left behind.

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Some pillows are soft;
No pokers are soft.

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I am old and lame;
No old merchant is a lame gambler.

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