Answer:
What has only two words, but thousands of letters?
A king wears one on his head.
They can be long or short; they can be grown or bought; they can be painted or left bare; they can be round or square.
We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly. How can that be possible?
What must be looked through in order to see?
I fly to any foreign parts assisted by my spreading wings. My body holds an hundred hearts Nay I will tell you stranger things when I am not in haste I ride and then I mend my pace anon.