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Verses, Fragments, and Notes [by William Allingham]

Allingham, William (1824-1889)

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[The Whiting Society passes its time]

The Whiting Society passes its time
In guessing at certain conundrums in rhyme,
The Author of which, still brisk and vivacious,
Just lives round the corner: “Consult him? Good gracious!
Was ever proposal so wild, so audacious!”
—“You know him and chat with him”—“True: but, my friend,
If he tells us his meaning our game's at an end.”