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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--rlftd, 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." ----s' th wht fthr ll cwrds----