ves a lot,
It grows more honest, more veracious;
But, as I said, the times are not
Quite so conveniently spacious.

NOTE

To the Editors of _The World_ and _The National Observer_, and to the
Proprietors of _Punch_, I wish to express my thanks for their courtesy
in permitting me to republish these verses.

O. S.

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