_Earwig_ (Vol. iv., p. 274.).--The allusion to the word "Earwig" induces
me to repeat a _charade_ on it, not without merit, though the last lines
appear more responsive to the rhyme than to the fact:--
"My _first_, if lost, is a disgrace,
Unless misfortunes bear the blame;
My _second_, though it can't efface,
The dreadful loss, yet hides the shame.
"My _whole_ has life, and breathes the air,
Delights in softness and repose;
Oft, when unseen, attends the fair,
And lives on honey, and the rose."