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I love strolling troupes that go wandering round,
Each spouter a Proteus in versatile skill;
Each posture so quaint, each idea so profound,
My barn’s at their service, whenever they will.
A company played there last night, but to-day
Ducks, pouters, and poultry have vanished away!
The five words in italics are spelt with the same seven letters.
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The Arithmorem “150 hat robe or tent” forms the name Charlotte Bronte.
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The Shedding Letters enigma—
I’m a worker most active, most useful, most known,
Of all that are busy in country and town.
Take from me one letter, and yet my good name
In spite of this loss will continue the same.
Take from me two letters, and still you will see
That precisely the same in effect I shall be.
Take from me three letters, or even take more,
Yet still I continue as sound as before.