There once was a critic whose bane
Was his dread of a style that was plain,
So, resolved to refresh us,
He strove to be precious,
But sank to the nether inane.
"Amateur Snooker Pool Championship: S.H. Fry Deflated."—Provincial Paper.
It was noticed even during the Billiard competition that he never really got the wind up.
"The chief obstacle to the development of water-power is usually the question of finance, and if the scheme will not hold water from that point of view it is not likely to float."—Electrical Review.