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--rlfld,

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."

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