The Bard, at times

Is stumped for rhymes,

Without the least excuse.

He can defy

Such moments by

Abbreviation’s use,

So simp: a rule

May seem pecul:

And make the crit: indig:

What matter if

The scans: is diff:

The meaning too ambig:?

The net result,

Lacon: and punct:

Is worth a mult:

Of needless unct:

We long for sile:

From folks who pile

Their worldly Pel: on Oss:

Extremely nox:

And quite intox:

By their exhub: verbos:

We curse their imp:

In manner dras:

And fail to symp:

With their loquac:

In House of Rep:

Applause is tep:

With pen and ink

In close propinq:

The Poet, lucky fell:!

Avoiding troub:

Let corks explode:

With brand: and sod:

Ye wearers of the mot:!

Decant the cham:

(What matt: the dam:?)

And empt: the flowing bott:!