Misrepresentative Women — Abbreviation's Artful Aid

[Illustration: “‘_She is mine!

’ he announces, adjourning To the distant horizon afar_” ] _Abbreviation’s Artful Aid_ The Bard, at times Is stumped for rhymes, Without the least excuse.

He can defy Such moments by Abbreviation’s use, And gain the grat: Of friend or neighb: Without an at: Of extra lab: So simp: a rule May seem pecul: And make the crit: indig: What matter if The scans: is diff: The meaning too ambig:?

The net result, Lacon: and punct: Is worth a mult: Of needless unct: We long for sile: From folks who pile Their worldly Pel: on Oss: Extremely nox: And quite intox: By their exhub: verbos: We curse their imp: In manner dras: And fail to symp: With their loquac: In House of Rep: Applause is tep: For periphrastic Pol: Reviewers sniff At auth: prolif: With semiannual vol: But we can pard: However peev: The minor bard Who will abbrev: With pen and ink In close propinq: The Poet, lucky fell:!

Avoiding troub: May give his pub: The cred: for some intell: And like an orph: In pose recumb: In arms of Morph: Securely slumb: Let corks explode: With brand: and sod: Ye wearers of the mot:!

Decant the cham: (What matt: the dam:?

) And empt: the flowing bott:!

And ne’er surren: The Laureate’s palm, His haunch of ven: And butt of Malm:!