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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888

"Nonsense Books"


a!
Funny old ape!

B
[Illustration]
B was a bat,
Who slept all the day,
And fluttered about
When the sun went away.
b!
Brown little bat!

C
[Illustration]
C was a camel:
You rode on his hump;
And if you fell off,
You came down such a bump!

c!
What a high camel!

D
[Illustration]
D was a dove,
Who lived in a wood,
With such pretty soft wings,
And so gentle and good!
d!
Dear little dove!

E
[Illustration]
E was an eagle,
Who sat on the rocks,
And looked down on the fields
And the-far-away flocks.
e!
Beautiful eagle!

F
[Illustration]
F was a fan
Made of beautiful stuff;
And when it was used,
It went puffy-puff-puff!
f!
Nice little fan!

G
[Illustration]
G was a gooseberry,
Perfectly red;
To be made into jam,
And eaten with bread.
g!
Gooseberry red!

H
[Illustration]
H was a heron,
Who stood in a stream:
The length of his neck
And his legs was extreme.


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