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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
NONSENSE BOTANY. | 2 |
ONE HUNDRED NONSENSE PICTURES AND RHYMES. | 3 |
TWENTY-SIX NONSENSE RHYMES AND PICTURES. | 10 |
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Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm | 16 |
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In offering this little book—the third of its kind—to the public, I am glad to take the opportunity of recording the pleasure I have received at the appreciation its predecessors have met with, as attested by their wide circulation, and by the universally kind notices of them from the Press. To have been the means of administering innocent mirth to thousands, may surely be a just motive for satisfaction, and an excuse for grateful expression.
At the same time, I am desirous of adding a few words as to the history of the two previously published volumes, and more particularly of the first or original “Book of Nonsense,” relating to which many absurd reports have crept into circulation, such as that it was the composition of the late Lord Brougham, the late Earl of Derby, etc.; that the rhymes and pictures are by different persons; or that the whole have a symbolical meaning, etc.; whereas, every one of the Rhymes was composed by myself, and every one of the Illustrations drawn by my own hand at the time the verses were made. Moreover, in no portion of these Nonsense drawings have I ever allowed any caricature of private or public persons to appear, and throughout, more care than might be supposed has been given to make the subjects incapable of misinterpretation: “Nonsense,” pure and absolute, having been my aim throughout.
As for the persistently absurd report of the late Earl of Derby being the author of the “First Book of Nonsense,” I may relate an incident which occurred to me four summers ago, the first that gave me any insight into the origin of the rumor.
I was on my way from London to Guildford, in a railway carriage, containing, besides myself, one passenger, an elderly gentleman: presently, however, two ladies entered, accompanied by two little boys. These, who had just had a copy of the “Book of Nonsense” given them, were loud in their delight, and by degrees infected the whole party with their mirth.
“How grateful,” said the old gentleman to the two ladies, “all children, and parents too, ought to be to the statesman who has given his time to composing that charming book!”
(The ladies looked puzzled, as indeed was I, the author.)
“Do you not know who is the writer of it?” asked the gentleman.
“The name is ‘Edward Lear,’” said one of the ladies.
“Ah!” said the first speaker, “so it is printed; but that is only a whim of the real author, the Earl of Derby. ‘Edward’ is his Christian name, and, as you may see, Lear is only Earl transposed.”
“But,” said the lady, doubtingly, “here is a dedication to the great-grandchildren, grand-nephews, and grand-nieces of Edward, thirteenth Earl of Derby, by the author, Edward Lear.”
“That,” replied the other, “is simply a piece of mystification; I am in a position to know that the whole book was composed and illustrated by Lord Derby himself. In fact, there is no such a person at all as Edward Lear.”
“Yet,” said the other lady, “some friends of mine tell me they know Mr. Lear.”
“Quite a mistake! completely a mistake!” said the old gentleman, becoming rather angry at the contradiction; “I am well aware of what I am saying: I can inform you, no such a person as ‘Edward Lear’ exists!”
Hitherto I had kept silence; but as my hat was, as well as my handkerchief and stick, largely marked inside with my name, and as I happened to have in my pocket several letters addressed to me, the temptation was too great to resist; so, flashing all these articles at once on my would-be extinguisher’s attention, I speedily reduced him to silence.
The second volume of Nonsense, commencing with the verses, “The Owl and the Pussy-Cat,” was written at different times, and for different sets of children: the whole being collected in the course of last year, were then illustrated, and published in a single volume, by Mr. R.J. Bush, of 32 Charing Cross.
The contents of the third or present volume were made also at different intervals in the last two years.
Long years ago, in days when much of my time was passed in a country house, where children and mirth abounded, the lines beginning, “There was an old man of Tobago,” were suggested to me by a valued friend, as a form of verse lending itself to limitless variety for rhymes and pictures; and thenceforth the greater part of the original drawings and verses for the first “Book of Nonsense” were struck off with a pen, no assistance ever having been given me in any way but that of uproarious delight and welcome at the appearance of every new absurdity.
Most of these Drawings and Rhymes were transferred
to lithographic stones in the year 1846, and were
then first published by Mr. Thomas McLean, of the
Haymarket. But that edition having been soon exhausted,
and the call for the “Book of Nonsense”
continuing, I added a considerable number of subjects
to those previously-published, and having caused the
whole to be carefully reproduced in woodcuts by Messrs.
Dalzell, I disposed of the copyright to Messrs. Routledge
and Warne, by whom the volume was published in 1843.
Edward
Lear.
Villa Emily, San Remo,
August, 1871.
[Illustration: Barkia Howlaloudia.]
[Illustration: Enkoopia Chickabiddia.]
[Illustration: Jinglia Tinkettlia.]
[Illustration: Nasticreechia Krorluppia.]
[Illustration: Arthbroomia Rigida.]
[Illustration: Sophtsluggia Glutinosa.]
[Illustration: Minspysia Deliciosa.]
[Illustration: Shoebootia Utilis.]
[Illustration: Stunnia Dinnerbellia.]
[Illustration: Tickia Orologica.]
[Illustration: Washtubbia Circularis.]
[Illustration: Tigerlillia Terribilis.]
* * * * *
[Illustration]
There was a young person of
Bantry,
Who frequently slept in the
pantry;
When disturbed by the mice,
she appeased them with rice,
That judicious young person
of Bantry.
[Illustration]
There was an Old Man at a
Junction,
Whose feelings were wrung
with compunction
When they said, “The
Train’s gone!” he exclaimed, “How
forlorn!”
But remained on the rails
of the Junction.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Minety,
Who purchased five hundred
and ninety
Large apples and pears, which
he threw unawares
At the heads of the people
of Minety.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Thermopylae,
Who never did anything properly;
But they said, “If you
choose to boil eggs in your shoes,
You shall never remain in
Thermopylae.”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Deal,
Who in walking used only his
heel;
When they said, “Tell
us why?” he made no reply,
That mysterious old person
of Deal.
[Illustration]
There was an old man on the
Humber,
Who dined on a cake of Burnt
Umber;
When he said, “It’s
enough!” they only said, “Stuff!
You amazing old man on the
Humber!”
[Illustration]
There was an old man in a
barge,
Whose nose was exceedingly
large;
But in fishing by night, it
supported a light,
Which helped that old man
in a barge.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Dunrose;
A parrot seized hold of his
nose.
When he grew melancholy, they
said, “His name’s Polly,”
Which soothed that old man
of Dunrose.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Toulouse
Who purchased a new pair of
shoes;
When they asked, “Are
they pleasant?” he said, “Not at present!”
That turbid old man of Toulouse.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Bree,
Who frequented the depths
of the sea;
She nurs’d the small
fishes, and washed all the dishes,
And swam back again into Bree.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Bromley,
Whose ways were not cheerful
or comely;
He sate in the dust, eating
spiders and crust,
That unpleasing old person
of Bromley.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Shields,
Who frequented the vallies
and fields;
All the mice and the cats,
and the snakes and the rats,
Followed after that person
of Shields.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Dunluce,
Who went out to sea on a goose:
When he’d gone out a
mile, he observ’d with a smile,
“It is time to return
to Dunluce.”
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Dee-side
Whose hat was exceedingly
wide,
But he said, “Do not
fail, if it happen to hail,
To come under my hat at Dee-side!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person in
black,
A Grasshopper jumped on his
back;
When it chirped in his ear,
he was smitten with fear,
That helpless old person in
black.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of the
Dargle
Who purchased six barrels
of Gargle;
For he said, “I’ll
sit still, and will roll them down hill,
For the fish in the depths
of the Dargle.”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Pinner,
As thin as a lath, if not
thinner;
They dressed him in white,
and roll’d him up tight,
That elastic old person of
Pinner.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
China,
Whose daughters were Jiska
and Dinah,
Amelia and Fluffy, Olivia
and Chuffy,
And all of them settled in
China.
[Illustration]
There was an old man in a
Marsh,
Whose manners were futile
and harsh;
He sate on a log, and sang
songs to a frog,
That instructive old man in
a Marsh.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Brill,
Who purchased a shirt with
a frill;
But they said, “Don’t
you wish, you mayn’t look like a fish,
You obsequious old person
of Brill?”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Wick,
Who said, “Tick-a-Tick,
Tick-a-Tick;
Chickabee, Chickabaw.”
And he said nothing more,
That laconic old person of
Wick.
[Illustration]
There was an old man at a
Station,
Who made a promiscuous oration;
But they said, “Take
some snuff!—You have talk’d quite
enough,
You afflicting old man at
a Station!”
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Three
Bridges,
Whose mind was distracted
by midges,
He sate on a wheel, eating
underdone veal,
Which relieved that old man
of Three Bridges.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Hong
Kong,
Who never did anything wrong;
He lay on his back, with his
head in a sack,
That innocuous old man of
Hong Kong.
[Illustration]
There was a young person in
green,
Who seldom was fit to be seen;
She wore a long shawl, over
bonnet and all,
Which enveloped that person
in green.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Fife,
Who was greatly disgusted
with life;
They sang him a ballad, and
fed him on salad,
Which cured that old person
of Fife.
[Illustration]
There was an old man who screamed
out
Whenever they knocked him
about:
So they took off his boots,
and fed him with fruits,
And continued to knock him
about.
[Illustration]
There was a young lady in
white,
Who looked out at the depths
of the night;
But the birds of the air,
filled her heart with despair,
And oppressed that young lady
in white.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Slough,
Who danced at the end of a
bough;
But they said, “If you
sneeze, you might damage the trees,
You imprudent old person of
Slough.”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Down,
Whose face was adorned with
a frown;
When he opened the door, for
one minute or more,
He alarmed all the people
of Down.
[Illustration]
There was a young person in
red,
Who carefully covered her
head,
With a bonnet of leather,
and three lines of feather,
Besides some long ribands
of red.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Hove,
Who frequented the depths
of a grove;
Where he studied his books,
with the wrens and the rooks,
That tranquil old person of
Hove.
[Illustration]
There was a young person in
pink,
Who called out for something
to drink;
But they said, “O my
daughter, there’s nothing but water!”
Which vexed that young person
in pink.
[Illustration]
There was an old lady of France,
Who taught little ducklings
to dance;
When she said, “Tick-a-tack!”
they only said, “Quack!”
Which grieved that old lady
of France.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Putney,
Whose food was roast spiders
and chutney,
Which he took with his tea,
within sight of the sea,
That romantic old person of
Putney.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Loo,
Who said, “What on earth
shall I do?”
When they said, “Go
away!” she continued to stay,
That vexatious old person
of Loo.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Woking,
Whose mind was perverse and
provoking;
He sate on a rail, with his
head in a pail,
That illusive old person of
Woking.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Dean
Who dined on one pea, and
one bean;
For he said, “More than
that, would make me too fat,”
That cautious old person of
Dean.
[Illustration]
There was a young lady in
blue,
Who said, “Is it you?
Is it you?”
When they said, “Yes,
it is,” she replied only, “Whizz!”
That ungracious young lady
in blue.
[Illustration]
There was an old Man in a
Garden,
Who always begged every one’s
pardon;
When they asked him, “What
for?” he replied, “You’re a bore!
And I trust you’ll go
out of my garden.”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Pisa,
Whose daughters did nothing
to please her;
She dressed them in gray,
and banged them all day,
Round the walls of the city
of Pisa.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Florence,
Who held mutton chops in abhorrence;
He purchased a Bustard, and
fried him in Mustard,
Which choked that old person
of Florence.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Sheen,
Whose expression was calm
and serene;
He sate in the water, and
drank bottled porter,
That placid old person of
Sheen.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Ware,
Who rode on the back of a
bear;
When they ask’d, “Does
it trot?” he said, “Certainly not!
He’s a Moppsikon Floppsikon
bear!”
[Illustration]
There was a young person of
Janina,
Whose uncle was always a fanning
her;
When he fanned off her head,
she smiled sweetly, and said,
“You propitious old
person of Janina!”
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Cashmere,
Whose movements were scroobious
and queer;
Being slender and tall, he
looked over a wall,
And perceived two fat ducks
of Cashmere.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Cassel,
Whose nose finished off in
a tassel;
But they call’d out,
“Oh well! don’t it look like a bell!”
Which perplexed that old person
of Cassel.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Pett,
Who was partly consumed by
regret;
He sate in a cart, and ate
cold apple tart,
Which relieved that old person
of Pett.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Spithead,
Who opened the window, and
said,—
“Fil-jomble, fil-jumble,
fil-rumble-come-tumble!”
That doubtful old man of Spithead.
[Illustration]
There was an old man on the
Border,
Who lived in the utmost disorder;
He danced with the cat, and
made tea in his hat,
Which vexed all the folks
on the Border.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Dumbree,
Who taught little owls to
drink tea;
For he said, “To eat
mice is not proper or nice,”
That amiable man of Dumbree.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Filey,
Of whom his acquaintance spoke
highly;
He danced perfectly well,
to the sound of a bell,
And delighted the people of
Filey.
[Illustration]
There was an old man whose
remorse
Induced him to drink Caper
Sauce;
For they said, “If mixed
up with some cold claret-cup,
It will certainly soothe your
remorse!”
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Ibreem,
Who suddenly threaten’d
to scream;
But they said, “If you
do, we will thump you quite blue,
You disgusting old man of
Ibreem!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Wilts,
Who constantly walked upon
stilts;
He wreathed them with lilies
and daffy-down-dillies,
That elegant person of Wilts.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Grange,
Whose manners were scroobious
and strange;
He sailed to St. Blubb in
a waterproof tub,
That aquatic old person of
Grange.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Newry,
Whose manners were tinctured
with fury;
He tore all the rugs, and
broke all the jugs,
Within twenty miles’
distance of Newry.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Dumblane,
Who greatly resembled a crane;
But they said, “Is it
wrong, since your legs are so long,
To request you won’t
stay in Dumblane?”
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Port
Grigor,
Whose actions were noted for
vigour;
He stood on his head till
his waistcoat turned red,
That eclectic old man of Port
Grigor.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of El
Hums,
Who lived upon nothing but
crumbs,
Which he picked off the ground,
with the other birds round,
In the roads and the lanes
of El Hums.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of West
Dumpet,
Who possessed a large nose
like a trumpet;
When he blew it aloud, it
astonished the crowd,
And was heard through the
whole of West Dumpet.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Sark,
Who made an unpleasant remark;
But they said, “Don’t
you see what a brute you must be,
You obnoxious old person of
Sark!”
[Illustration]
There was an old man whose
despair
Induced him to purchase a
hare:
Whereon one fine day he rode
wholly away,
Which partly assuaged his
despair.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Barnes,
Whose garments were covered
with darns;
But they said, “Without
doubt, you will soon wear them out,
You luminous person of Barnes!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Nice,
Whose associates were usually
Geese.
They walked out together in
all sorts of weather,
That affable person of Nice!
[Illustration]
There was a young lady of
Greenwich,
Whose garments were border’d
with Spinach;
But a large spotty Calf bit
her shawl quite in half,
Which alarmed that young lady
of Greenwich.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Cannes,
Who purchased three fowls
and a fan;
Those she placed on a stool,
and to make them feel cool
She constantly fanned them
at Cannes.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Ickley,
Who could not abide to ride
quickly;
He rode to Karnak on a tortoise’s
back,
That moony old person of Ickley.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Hyde,
Who walked by the shore with
his bride,
Till a Crab who came near
fill’d their bosoms with fear,
And they said, “Would
we’d never left Hyde!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person in
gray,
Whose feelings were tinged
with dismay;
She purchased two parrots,
and fed them with carrots,
Which pleased that old person
in gray.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Ancona,
Who found a small dog with
no owner,
Which he took up and down
all the streets of the town,
That anxious old man of Ancona.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Sestri,
Who sate himself down in the
vestry;
When they said, “You
are wrong!” he merely said “Bong!”
That repulsive old person
of Sestri.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Blythe,
Who cut up his meat with a
scythe;
When they said, “Well!
I never!” he cried, “Scythes for ever!”
That lively old person of
Blythe.
[Illustration]
There was a young person of
Ayr,
Whose head was remarkably
square:
On the top, in fine weather,
she wore a gold feather;
Which dazzled the people of
Ayr.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Rimini,
Who said, “Gracious!
Goodness! O Gimini!”
When they said, “Please
be still!” she ran down a hill,
And was never more heard of
at Rimini.
[Illustration]
There is a young lady, whose
nose,
Continually prospers and grows;
When it grew out of sight,
she exclaimed in a fright,
“Oh! Farewell to
the end of my nose!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Ealing,
Who was wholly devoid of good
feeling;
He drove a small gig, with
three Owls and a Pig,
Which distressed all the people
of Ealing.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Thames
Ditton,
Who called out for something
to sit on;
But they brought him a hat,
and said, “Sit upon that,
You abruptious old man of
Thames Ditton!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Bray,
Who sang through the whole
of the day
To his ducks and his pigs,
whom he fed upon figs,
That valuable person of Bray.
[Illustration]
There was a young person whose
history
Was always considered a mystery;
She sate in a ditch, although
no one knew which,
And composed a small treatise
on history.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Bow,
Whom nobody happened to know;
So they gave him some soap,
and said coldly, “We hope
You will go back directly
to Bow!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Rye,
Who went up to town on a fly;
But they said, “If you
cough, you are safe to fall off!
You abstemious old person
of Rye!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Crowle,
Who lived in the nest of an
owl;
When they screamed in the
nest, he screamed out with the rest,
That depressing old person
of Crowle.
[Illustration]
There was an old Lady of Winchelsea,
Who said, “If you needle
or pin shall see
On the floor of my room, sweep
it up with the broom!”
That exhaustive old Lady of
Winchelsea!
[Illustration]
There was an old man in a
tree,
Whose whiskers were lovely
to see;
But the birds of the air pluck’d
them perfectly bare,
To make themselves nests in
that tree.
[Illustration]
There was a young lady of
Corsica,
Who purchased a little brown
saucy-cur;
Which she fed upon ham, and
hot raspberry jam,
That expensive young lady
of Corsica.
[Illustration]
There was a young lady of
Firle,
Whose hair was addicted to
curl;
It curled up a tree, and all
over the sea,
That expansive young lady
of Firle.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Stroud,
Who was horribly jammed in
a crowd;
Some she slew with a kick,
some she scrunched with a stick,
That impulsive old person
of Stroud.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Boulak,
Who sate on a Crocodile’s
back;
But they said, “Towr’ds
the night he may probably bite,
Which might vex you, old man
of Boulak!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Skye,
Who waltz’d with a Bluebottle
fly:
They buzz’d a sweet
tune, to the light of the moon,
And entranced all the people
of Skye.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Blackheath,
Whose head was adorned with
a wreath
Of lobsters and spice, pickled
onions and mice,
That uncommon old man of Blackheath.
[Illustration]
There was an old man, who
when little
Fell casually into a kettle;
But, growing too stout, he
could never get out,
So he passed all his life
in that kettle.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Dundalk,
Who tried to teach fishes
to walk;
When they tumbled down dead,
he grew weary, and said,
“I had better go back
to Dundalk!”
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Shoreham,
Whose habits were marked by
decorum;
He bought an Umbrella, and
sate in the cellar,
Which pleased all the people
of Shoreham.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Bar,
Who passed all her life in
a jar,
Which she painted pea-green,
to appear more serene,
That placid old person of
Bar.
[Illustration]
There was a young person of
Kew,
Whose virtues and vices were
few;
But with blamable haste she
devoured some hot paste,
Which destroyed that young
person of Kew.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Jodd,
Whose ways were perplexing
and odd;
She purchased a whistle, and
sate on a thistle,
And squeaked to the people
of Jodd.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Bude,
Whose deportment was vicious
and crude;
He wore a large ruff of pale
straw-colored stuff,
Which perplexed all the people
of Bude.
[Illustration]
There was an old person of
Brigg,
Who purchased no end of a
wig;
So that only his nose, and
the end of his toes,
Could be seen when he walked
about Brigg.
[Illustration]
There was an old man of Messina,
Whose daughter was named Opsibeena;
She wore a small wig, and
rode out on a pig,
To the perfect delight of
Messina.
[Illustration]
The Absolutely Abstemious
Ass,
who resided in a Barrel, and
only lived on
Soda Water and Pickled Cucumbers.
[Illustration]
The Bountiful Beetle,
who always carried a Green
Umbrella when it didn’t rain,
and left it at home when it
did.
[Illustration]
The Comfortable Confidential
Cow,
who sate in her Red Morocco
Arm Chair and
toasted her own Bread at the
parlour Fire.
[Illustration]
The Dolomphious Duck,
who caught Spotted Frogs for
her dinner
with a Runcible Spoon.
[Illustration]
The Enthusiastic Elephant,
who ferried himself across
the water with the
Kitchen Poker and a New pair
of Ear-rings.
[Illustration]
The Fizzgiggious Fish,
who always walked about upon
Stilts,
because he had no legs.
[Illustration]
The Good-natured Grey Gull,
who carried the Old Owl, and
his Crimson Carpet-bag,
across the river, because
he could not swim.
[Illustration]
The Hasty Higgeldipiggledy
Hen,
who went to market in a Blue
Bonnet and Shawl,
and bought a Fish for her
Supper.
[Illustration]
The Inventive Indian,
who caught a Remarkable Rabbit
in a
Stupendous Silver Spoon.
[Illustration]
The Judicious Jubilant Jay,
who did up her Back Hair every
morning with a Wreath of Roses,
Three feathers, and a Gold
Pin.
[Illustration]
The Kicking Kangaroo,
who wore a Pale Pink Muslin
dress
with Blue spots.
[Illustration]
The Lively Learned Lobster,
who mended his own Clothes
with
a Needle and Thread.
[Illustration]
The Melodious Meritorious
Mouse,
who played a merry minuet
on the
Piano-forte.
[Illustration]
The Nutritious Newt,
who purchased a Round Plum-pudding
for his grand-daughter.
[Illustration]
The Obsequious Ornamental
Ostrich,
who wore Boots to keep his
feet quite dry.
[Illustration: Parsnip Pie]
The Perpendicular Purple Polly,
who read the Newspaper and
ate Parsnip Pie
with his Spectacles.
[Illustration]
The Queer Querulous Quail,
who smoked a Pipe of tobacco
on the top of
a Tin Tea-kettle.
[Illustration]
The Rural Runcible Raven,
who wore a White Wig and flew
away
with the Carpet Broom.
[Illustration]
The Scroobious Snake,
who always wore a Hat on his
Head, for
fear he should bite anybody.
[Illustration]
The Tumultuous Tom-tommy Tortoise,
who beat a Drum all day long
in the
middle of the wilderness.
[Illustration]
The Umbrageous Umbrella-maker,
whose Face nobody ever saw,
because it was
always covered by his Umbrella.
[Illustration]
The Visibly Vicious Vulture,
who wrote some Verses to a
Veal-cutlet in a
Volume bound in Vellum.
[Illustration]
The Worrying Whizzing Wasp,
who stood on a Table, and
played sweetly on a
Flute with a Morning Cap.
[Illustration]
The Excellent Double-extra
XX
imbibing King Xerxes, who
lived a
long while ago.
[Illustration]
The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo,
whose Head was ever so much
bigger than his
Body, and whose Hat was rather
small.
[Illustration]
The Zigzag Zealous Zebra,
who carried five Monkeys on
his back all
the way to Jellibolee.
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