And this is true without deceit.
Punctuated thus, the true meaning will at once appear:—
Every lady in this land
Hath twenty nails: upon each hand
Five; and twenty on hands and feet;
And this is true without deceit.
The wife of a mariner about to sail on a distant voyage sent a note to the clergyman of the parish, expressing the following meaning:—
A husband going to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation.
Unfortunately, the good matron was not skilled in punctuation, nor had the minister quick vision. He read the note as it was written:—
A husband going to see his wife, desires the prayers of the congregation.