Letter : Orange and purple poetry
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Sir: Michael Fishberg (letter, 20 February) suggests "door-hinge" as a rhyme for "orange", but he does not see how the two words could be used in the same context. There is no difficulty about this, as the following clerihew shows:
Said the Doctor, "Oil
Is good for a boil.
But to cure a creaking door-hinge,
I recommend the juice of an orange"
However, I do not think that "door-hinge" is really a good rhyme for "orange" because of the intrusive "h". I suggest the following as an improvement:
Dean Inge, when at College,
Was renowned for the breadth of his knowledge.
On the history of the House of Orange,
It was impossible to floor Inge
Yours faithfully,
HYAM MACCOBY
Leo Baeck College
London, N3
20 February
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