In shorter time, kind sir, contrive
To purify our drink;
For while your figure is a Five
Our river is a Cinq!
ENGLISH AS SHE IS SPOKE
“Mr Smith presents his compliments to Mr Brown, and I have got a hat that is not his, and he has got a hat that is not yours, so no doubt they are the expectant ones!”
PICKING FROM PUNCH
This play upon words appeared many years ago in the pages of Punch, and is worth preserving:—
To win the maid the poet tries,
And sonnets writes to Julia’s eyes.
She likes a verse, but, cruel whim,
She still remains averse to him.
FRENCH ALLITERATION
“Si six scies scient six cigares, six cent six scies scient six cent six cigares.”
To be said trippingly without a trip.
If 6 saws cut 6 cigars, 606 saws cut 606 cigars.