Title:  Footsteps on the Road to Learning; The Alphabet in Rhyme

Author:  Anonymous

Release Date:  February 7, 2004 [EBook #10979]

Language:  English

Character set encoding:  ASCII

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FOOTSTEPS ON THE ROAD TO LEARNING;

OR THE

Alphabet in Rhyme.

1850

FOOTSTEPS ON THE ROAD TO LEARNING;

Or the alphabet in Rhyme.

[Illustration]

  I’ve got a new Book, full of fine pictures, too! 
  And now I will try to read it all through;
  Thus showing Mamma how good I can be,
  And how well I remember my A, B, C, D.

[Illustration:  Ass—­boy—­cot—­Dame]

THE ALPHABET IN RHYME.

[Illustration:  Ape.  Boy.]

Aa Bb Aa Bb Bb

A is for Ass, for Ape, and for Ark,
  As well as for Ant and for Ann;
B is for Boy, for Bat, and for Bark,
  For Bag, and for Bed, and for Bran.

* * * * *

[Illustration:  Cow.  Dog.]

Cc Cc Dd Dd

C is for Cow, for Calf, and for Cart,
  For Cot, and for Cat, and for Cake;
D is for Dog, for Dame, and for Dart,
  And also for Duck and for Drake.

[Illustration:  Ear—­Fire—­girl—­hat.]

[Illustration:  Elk.  Frog.]

Ee Ee Ff Ff

E is for Eye, for Ear and for East,
  For Elk, and for Eel, and for End;
F is for Fire, for Fan, and for Feast,
  For Fox, and for Frank, and for Friend.

* * * * *

[Illustration:  Girl.  Horse.]

Gg Gg Hh Hh

G is for Girl, for Grate, and for Gull;
  For Go, and for Gun, and for Gate,
H is for Hen, for Hop, and for Hull,
  For Hat, and for Hut, and for Hate.

[Illustration:  Ill—­John—­Kite—­lads]

[Illustration:  Ibex.  Jackal.]

Ii Ii Jj Jj

I is for Ink, for Idler, for Inn,
  For Ibex, for Ice, and for 1ll;
J is for Jug, for John, and for Jim,
  For Jig, and for Jack, and for Jill.

* * * * *

[Illustration:  Kite.  Lamb.]

 Kk Kk Ll Ll