A hitch in our limerick.If in his May 8 letter to the editor Ernest Lefever is citing the late Lyn Nofziger Franklyn C. "Lyn" Nofziger (8 June 1924 – 27 March 2006) was an American journalist, political consultant and author. He served as press secretary in Ronald Reagan's administration as Governor of California, and as a White House advisor during the Richard Nixon administration correctly, then I am very much afraid that he is doing a disservice dis·ser·vice n. A harmful action; an injury. disservice Noun a harmful action Noun 1. both to the departed and to the limerick Limerick, city, Republic of Ireland Limerick, city (1991 pop. 56,083), seat of Co. Limerick, SW Republic of Ireland, at the head of the Shannon estuary. The city has a port with two docks. . At least in its modern post-Edward Lear form, the latter simply must observe certain conventions, chief among them the rhythm. Your published limerick went: A Boston Cardinal named Law Had an unforgivable flaw. He greeted pedophiles With winks and with smiles Instead of a sock on the jaw. This should be rearranged so as to go like this: A Bostonian prelate named Law Was undone by a terrible flaw. He would greet pedophiles ... And then the last lines can pass. There is no wiggle-room here. The rules of the limerick conspiracy are adamant. It is the rhythm, and the rhythm alone, that distinguishes this gem-like device from mere doggerel dog·ger·el also dog·grel n. Crudely or irregularly fashioned verse, often of a humorous or burlesque nature. [From Middle English, poor, worthless, from dogge, dog; see . Christopher Hitchens Christopher Eric Hitchens (born April 13, 1949) is a British-American author, journalist and literary critic. Currently living in Washington, D.C., he has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, The Nation, Slate and Free Inquiry Washington, D.C. |
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