I'll try a 17th century riddle, then (I'm not entirely sure about the spelling, though)
"A mate to a ****, and a corn tall as wheat
Is his Christian name, who is musick's compleat.
The second begins with the grace of a cat
And ends with the house of a hermit, mark that.
His skill and perfection each auditor wins,
But the poet deserves a good kick on the shins" (I think we may agree with that
)