Pictured Puzzles and Word Play / A Companion to the Twentieth Century Standard Puzzle Book - A. Cyril Pearson

My dear Mr Bird,
We are giving a ball;
First second we third,
Pray give us your all.

Second, I did my first and last,
Till I became my whole;
And told the tale of my repast,
A sad and greedy soul.

Here is an excellent example of how a characteristic figure may be contrived by shredding, warming, and uniting a few wax matches:—