Hushed is the still and ——— voice,
Pricked ears are keen to ———,
Men who ——— make noble choice.
——— like gold will glisten.
No. XXX.—THE PROBLEM SQUARED
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This is a singularly perfect specimen of a seven-letter Word Square.
50. MISSING WORDS
Some men their ——— escorted on their way,
When “——— look here!” I heard a driver say:
“It ——— our pluck to toil like ——— all day,
When wanting ——— we starve on wretched pay.”
Each missing word is spelt with the same five letters.