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THE PROPOSED BUTTER FACTORIES…

WONDERS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

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WONDERS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. The construction of the English language must appear moat formidable to a foreigner. One of them, lookiimg at a picture of a number of vessels, said, "See what a flock of Ships He was told that a flock of ship# was ealled a fleet, and that a fleet of sheep was called a flock. And it was added for his guidance, in mastering the intri- cacies of our language, that a flock of girls is called a bevy, that a bevy ef wolves is called a pack, and a pack of thieves is called a gang, and a gang of angels is called a host, and a host of porpoises is called a shoal, and a shoal of buffaloes is called a herd, and a herd of children is called a troop, and a troop of partridges is called a covey, and a covey of beauties is called a galaxy, and a galaxy of ruffians is called a horde, and a horde of rubbish i. called a heap, and a heap of oxen is Ca»i j a OTe> a drove of blackguards is ealled a mob, and a mob of whales is called a shoal, and a shoal of worshippers is called a con- gregation, and a congregation of engineers is called a corps, and a corps of robbers is called a band, and a band of locusts is called a swarm, and a swarm of people is called a crowd."

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