The puzzle verse—
A wordy warfare waged with wit,
In youth its joys none need descry;
But where our elders take to it
Its name points loss of dignity,
is solved by Badinage (bad in age).
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The hero’s name, hidden in—
My first’s in garb, but not in dress;
My next’s in praise, but not in bliss;
My third’s in man, but not in miss;
My fourth’s in we.
My fifth’s in boar, but not in hog;
My sixth’s in cat, but not in dog;
My next’s in calm, but not in fog;
My eighth’s in we.
My ninth’s in rope, but not in twine;
My tenth’s in light, but not in shine;
My next’s in four, but not in nine;
My twelfth’s in we.
is General Wolfe.