From this I think we can conclude that the definitive English holorime has yet to be written. However, an old children's riddle does seem to come close. It is the one that poses the question "How do you prove in three steps that a sheet of paper is a lazy dog?"The answer: {1} a sheet of paper is an ink-lined plane; {2} an inclined plane is a slope up; {3} a slow pup is a lazy dog.
Bill Bryson suggests that a truly definitive English holorime has not yet been achieved. However, he points to an old children's riddle as a near example. The riddle asks how to demonstrate in three steps that a sheet of paper represents a lazy dog.
The riddle unfolds as follows: first, a sheet of paper can be described as an ink-lined plane; second, an inclined plane refers to a slope upwards; and...
