No. 86.
My first is in house, but not in barn,
My second is in sock, but not in darn,
My third is in love, but not in hate,
My fourth is in worm, but not in bait,
My fifth is in eight, but not in six,
My last's in slab, and likewise in sticks,
My whole an author is whose name and worth
Are known and cherished over all the earth.
Horace F. Mayor.