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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888

"Nonsense Books"


l!
Useful nice light!

M
[Illustration]
M was a mill
Which stood on a hill,
And turned round and round
With a loud hummy sound.
m!
Useful old mill!

N
[Illustration]
N was a net
Which was thrown in the sea
To catch fish for dinner
For you and for me.
n!
Nice little net!

O
[Illustration]
O was an orange
So yellow and round:
When it fell off the tree,
It fell down to the ground.
o!
Down to the ground!

P
[Illustration]
P was a pig,
Who was not very big;
But his tail was too curly,
And that made him surly.
p!
Cross little pig!

Q
[Illustration]
Q was a quail
With a very short tail;
And he fed upon corn
In the evening and morn.
q!
Quaint little quail!

R
[Illustration]
R was a rabbit,
Who had a bad habit
Of eating the flowers
In gardens and bowers.
r!
Naughty fat rabbit!

S
[Illustration]
S was the sugar-tongs,
Nippity-nee,
To take up the sugar
To put in our tea.


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