BOIL IT DOWN.
Whatever you have to lay, my frien J, Whatever Witty, or grave, or g*y, Condense as tuUch as ever you can. And say it in the readiest way ; And whether you'write of rural affairs, Or particular things in town, tfu»t take a Word of friendly adviceBoil it down. Pot if you go Spluttering over a page When a couple of lined Would do, i Your butter is Bpi-ead so thin, you see, That the bread shows plainly through ; So<when you have a story to tell, And would like a little renown, To makeVite BUre of y° ur wish ' mv f" en< *» Boil it down. When writing an article for the press, Whether prose or verse, just try To utter your thoughts in the fewest words, And let them be crispy and dry ; . And when it is finished, and you suppose It is dove exactly brown, <Just look over it again, and then Boil it down. For editors do not like to print .. An article lazily long. And the busy reader does not care , Jor a couple of -yards of song ; So gather yonr wit? in the smallest space, - If you'd win the author's crown, 'And every time you write, my friend, i Boil it down. f P.S.— And ki/ep on boiling it down.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 212, 22 February 1872, Page 7
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216BOIL IT DOWN. Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 212, 22 February 1872, Page 7
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