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-A incomplete collection of riddles that are part of Improbable Island.
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-Twas whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered in hell,
-`n/ And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell;
-`n/ On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest,
-`n/ And in the depths of the ocean its presence confes'd;
-`n/ 'Twill be found in the sphere when 'tis riven asunder,
-`n/ Be seen in the lightning and heard in the thunder;
-`n/ 'Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath,
-`n/ Attends him at birth and awaits him at death,
-`n/ Presides o'er his happiness, honor and health,
-`n/ Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.
-`n/ In the heaps of the miser 'tis hoarded with care,
-`n/ But is sure to be lost on his prodigal heir;
-`n/ It begins every hope, every wish it must bound,
-`n/ With the husbandman toils, and with monarchs is crowned;
-`n/ Without it the soldier and seaman may roam,
-`n/ But woe to the wretch who expels it from home!
-`n/ In the whispers of conscience its voice will be found,
-`n/ Nor e'er in the whirlwind of passion be drowned;
-`n/ 'Twill soften the heart; but though deaf be the ear,
-`n/ It will make him acutely and instantly hear.
-`n/ Set in shade, let it rest like a delicate flower;
-`n/ Ah! Breathe on it softly, it dies in an hour