As for the blank lines, wife is certain to come in sooner or later, and we had better put that down, supported by life (“What a life!”), and knife or strife. There are no other rhymes, except rife, which is a useless word.
We now hold another parade:—-
Terumti—umti—umti—umti—wife,
Terumti—umti—umti—umti—flat;
Teroodle—oodle—oodle—What a life!
Terumti—oodle—umti—oodle—cat (or drat);
Teroodle—umti—oodle—umti—knife (or strife);
Where have they put my hat?
All that remains now is to fill in the umti-oodles, and I can’t be bothered to do that. There is nothing in it.
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