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Oddly Addressed

From the December 1886 issue of The Christian Science Journal

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Many oddly addressed letters daily pass through the post-offices. Several of the rhyming kind are somewhat remarkable for the poetical skill displayed by the writers.

A clever example is given in the following, addressed to Sir Walter Scott during one of his visits to London:—

Sir Walter Scott, in London or elsewhere; He needs not ask, whose wide-extended fame Is spread about our earth, like light and air, A local habitation for his name.

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