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But perhaps the finest exponent of the art is a famous General, whose
_obiter dicta_ in verse are innumerable. I have only space to quote one,
spoken to a soldier with whom he had shaken hands:--
"You are the proudest man in France,
Or at any rate in Flanders,
For you've shaken hands, in a great advance,
With the greatest of Corps Commanders."
Surely in the light of these examples, which might be indefinitely
multiplied, there is no need for the present to fear comparison with the
past in the sphere of conversational verse?
I am, dear Mr. Punch,
Yours faithfully,
NOSTRI TEMPORIS LAUDATOR.
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CULTURE IN THE STY.
"Yorkshire Pork Pies, possessing character and individuality, 5 lb.
Price, 15s.--_Daily Express_.
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"COLUMBUS OF THE AIR.
Captain Alcock's Story of his Great Atlantic Flight."--_Dublin
Evening Telegraph_.
Would not Vimy-bus be better?
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Slough Verdict: _Dulce est de-Cippenham in loco_.
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