oung
Palemon? She pulled his ears and trod on his corns.

If a tough beefsteak could speak, what English poet would it mention?
Chaw-sir (Chaucer).

Was it John Byrom who, in comparing two celebrated musicians, said
one was Tweedledum, the other only Tweedledee? If so, state which of
these two names was the more difficult to write. Tweedledum, because
he wrote the other with more e's (ease).

Why was it a mistake to imagine that Robinson Crusoe's island was
uninhabited? Because the very first thing he saw upon landing was a
great swell a pitchin' into a little "cove" on the shore.

What prescription is the best for a poet? A composing draught.

Why is an author the most wonderful man in the world? Because his
tale (tail) comes out of his head.

Why was Bulwer more likely to get tired of novel-writing than Warren?
Because Bulwer wrote "Night and Morning," Warren only "Now and Then."

What author would eye-glasses and spectacles mention to the world if
they could only speak? Eusebius (you see by us).

Why is a wax candle like Dickens' last work? Because it's a cereal
(serial) work.

When is a slug like a poem of Tennyson's? When it's in a garden
("Enoch Arden").

How do we know Lord Byron was good-tempered? Because he always kept
his choler (collar) down.

How can you instantly convict one of error when stating who was the
earliest poet? By mentioning one Prior.

What was the most melancholy fact in the history of Milton? That he
could "recite" his poems, but not re-sight himself.

Why do we speak of poetic fire? Because if the ancient Scandinavians
had their "Skalds," we have also had our Burns.

What English poet does a mummy resemble? Dryden (dried-'un).

What lady of the Dante family is most often spoken of? Ann-dante.

Why are baldheaded men in danger of dying? Because "Death loves a
shining mark."

What poem of Hood's resembles a tremendous Roman nose? "The Bridge of
Sighs" (the bridge of size).

Why was Dickens a greater writer than Shakespeare? Shakespeare wrote
well, but Dickens wrote Weller.

What proof have we that Cowper was in debt? He "oh'd for a lodge in
some vast wilderness."

Why should the poet have expected the woodman to "spare that tree?"
Because he thought he was a good feller (fellow).

Why are the relics of the departed like a man whose pocket has been
robbed and the thief escaped? Because they have both felt "the touch
of a vanished hand."

When is a pie like a poet?