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Show Ilnt.l r.ir K I erelsurr to t ii.lrt.Un.l. Thoconslraction of tlio lltiglirl, Ian-frungo Ian-frungo must oj nr most fontildablo tu u foitlgner Ono of them, looking at 11 ptituro of a number of vowels, said, "Sea what n Coik of ships!" He was told II, it 11 ll(H.k or ships was i-allo.1 a lli-ct. and that 11 Meet of sheep was tull vtl a flock. And it was added for Us gul lance In mastiiring tbo fntrltacios of our Ian Ku uu that "a flock of gitli Is uallml 11 lievy, thut a liy of wolies Is laIIisI i, pack, nnd n iooJt of thieves Is called it gang, and a gang of nngids Is called a host, and a host of iiorpulsssi Is called n shoal, and a fchoal of butTiiloes Is called a herd, und 11 herd of children Is cnllod a troop, and a troop of partridges Ii called a covey, uud 11 cove) of lionutiei Is called a galaxy, and a galaxy ol ruffians Is calleit 11 hordo, and a bordi of rubbish is culled u heap, and a neap cf oxen is uilIM n droie, and a dnne of bhiekguuriLi Is called n mob. and a mob of whales Is called a school, and u Mhool of worshipers is culleil a congregation, and n con gregitloi of Mlgfueers is calleil 1, corps, and 11 corps nf roVliers is calb d 1 lnd mid a bin I of loi-its is calk I n swarm, and a swarm of n jplo is tallod a crowd. Iloslou Couimon.lsl. |