Charade

I think I can answer Mr. Gatty's Query as to the authorship of the charade in question. A schoolfellow of mine at Charterhouse wrote the following: "What's that which all love more than life, Fear more than death or mortal strife; That which contented men desire, The poor possess, the rich require, The miser spends, the spendthrift saves, And all men carry to their graves?" This was taken from the original copy, and it was certainly his own invention while at school, and was written about five years ago. I have not seen him since, and do not like therefore to give his name. While on the subjec…