My first and my second are each like the other,
(When transposed they have oft proved a curse;)
My whole sounds most sweetly by sea or by river,
But at home it is quite the reverse.
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I am composed of five letters.
My first is the same as my last.
My second is the initial of the name of a very old gardener.
My third you will find in the centre of the largest city in America.
My fourth is the initial of the name of a man that King David used rather badly.
My fifth is the same as my first.
My whole is two monosyllables that publishers often say to their subscribers, and like to have them respond to.