On the Vowels – A Riddle

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On the Vowels : A Riddle




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,


And the fourth a box within.


If the fifth you should pursue,


It can never fly from you.


By Jonatham Swift