The Vowels: An Enigma. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). Humorous Poems: II. Miscellaneous. Bliss Carman, et al., eds. 1904. The World's Best Poetry. IX. Tragedy: Humor

Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume IX. Tragedy: Humor. 1904.

Humorous Poems: II. Miscellaneous

The Vowels: An Enigma

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)


WE are little airy creatures,
All of different voice and features;
One of us in glass is set,
One of us you ’ll find in jet,
T’other you may see in tin,	5
And the fourth a box within;
If the fifth you should pursue,
It can never fly from you.