"A jovial swain should not complain Of any buxom fair Who mocks his pain and thinks it gain To quiz his awkward air.
"Quixotic boys who look for joys, Quixotic hazards run; A lass annoys with trivial toys, Opposing man for fun.
"A jovial swain may rack his brain, And tax his fancy's might; To quiz is vain, for 'tis most plain That what I say is right"
Northampton (England) Courier.
Here is the result of a rhyming punster's efforts:
"A pretty deer is dear to me, A hare with downy hair, A hart I love with all my heart, But barely bear a bear.
"'Tis plain that no one takes a plane To pare a pair of pears, Although a rake may take a rake To tear away the tares.
"Sol's rays raise thyme, time raises all, And through the whole holes wears. A scribe in writing right may write To write and still be wrong; For write and rite are neither right, And don't to right belong.
"Robertson is not Robert's son, Nor did he rob Burt's son, Yet Robert's sun is Robin's sun, And everybody's sun.
"Beer often brings a bier to man, Coughing a coffin brings, And too much ale will make us ail, As well as other things.