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Show An Epigram. During a discussion ot Oscar Wlldo's Interesting posthumous work, "Do Protundls," an editor Bald: "I had tho honor ot meeting Wilde in London on tho opening night ot his amusing comedy, 'Tho Importance ot Being Karnest.' A little group ot us got supper at tho Carton and during dur-ing suppor tho subject of epigrams camo up. "To Wlldo, as tho foromost living oplgrnmlst, tho duty ot defining an epigram was assigned. "Ho thought a moment, smiled slightly, nnd then, in his low and pleas-ant pleas-ant voice, ho said: "'An epigram Is a cormonplaca couched so adroitly that only clever peoplo can tell what it moaus.' " |