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Robert Kemp Philp
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61.
Lipogram
from
leipein,
to
leave
out,
and
gramma,
a
letter--is
a
riddle
in
which
a
name
or
sentence
is
written
without
its
vowels,
as:
Thprffthpddngsthtng,
The
proof
of
the
pudding
is
in
the
eating.
Whnhnorslst
ts--rlftd,
Dths
bt--sr
rtrt
fm
nfmy.
"When
honour's
lost
'tis
a
relief
to
die,
Death's
but
a
sure
retreat
from
infamy."
This
riddle
sometimes
appears
as
a
proverb.
"Fear's
the
white
feather
all
cowards
wear."
----s'
th
wht
fthr
ll
cwrds----
62.
Logogriph.
This
is
a
riddle
(logos,
a
word,
and
griphos,
a
riddle)
in
which
a
word
is
made
to
undergo
several
changes.
These
changes
are
brought
about
by
the
addition,
subtraction,
omission,
or
substitution
of
a
letter
or
letters.
The
following,
by
the
late
Lord
Macaulay,
is
an
excellent
example:
"Cut
off
my
head,
how
singular
I
act:
Cut
off
my
tail,
and
plural
I
appear.
Cut
off
my
head
and
tail--most
curious
fact,
Although
my
middle's
left,
there's
nothing
there!
What
is
my
head
cut
off?--a
sounding
sea!
What
is
my
tail
cut
off?--a
flowing
river!
Amid
their
mingling
deaths
I
fearless
play
Parent
of
softest
sounds,
though
mute
for
ever!"
The
answer
is
cod.
Cut
off
its
head
and
it
is
od
(odd,
singular);
its
tail,
and
it
is
Co.,
plural,
for
company;
head
and
tail,
and
it
is
o,
nothing.
Its
head
is
a
sounding
C
(sea),
its
tail
a
flowing
D
(river
Dee),
and
amid
their
depths
the
cod
may
fearless
play,
parent
of
softest
sounds
yet
mute
for
ever.
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