25
Man cannot live without my first,
By day and night ’tis used;
My second is by all accursed,
By day and night abused.
My whole is never seen by day,
And never used by night,
’Tis dear to friends when far away,
But hated when in sight.
26
BY AN OXFORD OAR
I am my first, my second thou mayest be
In classic shades, where gently roll
The crystal waters of my whole
To seek the sea.
27
My first is worn by night and day,
And very useful reckoned;
London, or Bath, or Bristol may
With truth be styled my second.
Now if you cannot find me out
You lack my whole without a doubt.