13 NOVEMBER 1915, Page 18

RHYME.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPEOTATOD."3 SIR,—The late G. A. Simcox, a scholar of note, was amongst those who were quick at sudden rhymes. At a breakfast or wine at Oxford some years ago he was challenged to rhyme on Bolitho, one of the friends present. After a, few minutes he exclaimed: "I am ready if you are," and produced the following :— " There was a young man named Bolitho. Who shaved off his beard with a scythe 0, A casual gazer

Suggested a razor, He said, I don't know, but try tho'.' "

I have never seen this extremely clever Limerick printed.--I