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What's In A Syllable?
Jests Home
LONGFELLOW, the poet, was introduced to one Longworth, and some one
noticed the similarity of the first syllable of the names. Yes, said
the poet, but in this case I fear Pope's line will apply,--'Worth
makes the man, the want of it the fellow.'
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