Thursday, September 22, 2011

Charade no. 7

My first is heat by cold produced;
My second's kin to man;
My whole without a fire gives light,
So strange is nature's plan.

3 comments:

ByMyFirst said...

Hint

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This one isn't easy; the clues may have meant more to a Regency audience than to us.

For the first clue, think of giving off light, not necessarily heat.

For the second clue, it's a pretty distant kinship.

ByMyFirst said...

Another clue:
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From an old song: "Shine little _________ . . ."

ByMyFirst said...

The answer is. . .

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L

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"Glow worm"