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A tumbled down, A was an Area Arch A was an ant A was an ape, A was once an apple-pie, The Absolutely Abstemious Ass, B said. "My Boy, oh, do not cry; B was a Bottle blue, B was a bat, B was a book B was once a little bear, The Bountiful Beetle, The Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and Tongs, C said, "A Cup of Coffee hot C was Papa's gray Cat, C was a camel: C was a cat C was once a little cake, Calico pie, the little birds fly The Comfortable Confidential Cow, D said, "A Doctor should be fetched, D was Papa's white Duck, D was a dove, D was a duck D was once a little doll, The Dolomphious Duck, E said, "An Egg beat up with milk E was a little Egg, E was an eagle, E was an elephant, E was once a little eel, The Enthusiastic Elephant, The Excellent Double-extra XX F said, "A Fish, if broiled, might cure, F was a fan F was a fish F was a little Fish. F was once a little fish, The Fizzgiggious Fish, G said, "Green Gooseberry fool, G was Papa's new Gun; G was a goat G was a gooseberry, G was once a little goose, The Good-natured Grey Gull, H said, "His Hat should be kept on, H was Papa's new Hat; H was a hat H was a heron, H was once a little hen, The Hasty Higgeldipiggledy Hen, "How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!" I said, "Some Ice upon his head I was an Inkstand new, I was an inkstand, I was once a bottle of ink I was some ice In former days,that is to say, once upon a time,there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families. The Inventive Indian, J said, "Some Jam, if spread on bread, J was a jackdaw J was a jug, J was once a jar of jam, J was some Apple Jam, The Judicious Jubilant Jay, K said, "A Kangaroo is here,— K was a great new Kite; K was a kingfisher: K was a kite K was once a little kite, The Kicking Kangaroo, King and Queen of the Pelicans we; L said, "A Lamp pray keep alight, L was a fine new Lamp; L was a light L was a lily, L was once a little lark, The Lively Learned Lobster, M said, "A Mulberry or two M was a dish of mince; M was a man, M was a mill M was once a little mouse, The Melodious Meritorious Mouse, Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos N said, "Some Nuts, if rolled about, N was a net N was a Nut that grew N was a nut N was once a little needle, The Nutcrackers sate by a plate on the table; The Nutritious Newt, O said, "An Owl might make him laugh, O was an orange O was an oyster, O was an Owl who flew O was once a little owl, The Obsequious Ornamental Ostrich, On a little piece of wood, On the Coast of Coromandel On the top of the Crumpetty Tree Once Mr. Daddy Long-legs, Once upon a time, a long while ago, there were four little people whose names were Violet, Slingsby, Guy, and Lionel; The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea P said, "Some Poetry might be read aloud, P was a little Pig, P was a pig, P was a polly, P was once a little pump, The Perpendicular Purple Polly, The Pobble who has no toes Q said, "A Quince I recommend,— Q was a Quince that hung Q was a quail Q was a quill Q was once a little quail, The Queer Querulous Quail, R said, "Some Rats might make him move, R was a Railway Rug R was a rabbit, R was a rattlesnake, R was once a little rose, The Rural Runcible Raven, S said, "A Song should now be sung, S was Papa's new Stick, S was once a little shrimp, S was a screw S was the sugar-tongs, Said the Duck to the Kangaroo, Said the Table to the Chair, The Scroobious Snake, She sate upon her Dobie, T said, "A Turnip might avail, T was a thimble, T was a tortoise, T was a tumbler full T was once a little thrush, There is a young lady, whose nose, There lived an old man in the Kingdom of Tess, There was a Young Girl of Majorca, There was a Young Lady of Bute, There was a Young Lady of Clare, There was a Young Lady of Dorking, There was a Young Lady of Hull, There was a Young Lady of Lucca, There was a Young Lady of Norway, There was a Young Lady of Parma, There was a Young Lady of Poole, There was a Young Lady of Portugal, There was a Young Lady of Russia, There was a Young Lady of Ryde, There was a Young Lady of Sweden, There was a Young Lady of Troy, There was a Young Lady of Turkey, There was a Young Lady of Tyre, There was a Young Lady of Wales, There was a Young Lady of Welling, There was a Young Lady whose bonnet There was a Young Lady whose chin There was a Young Lady whose eyes There was a Young Lady whose nose There was a Young Person of Crete, There was a Young Person of Smyrna, There was a young lady in blue, There was a young lady in white, There was a young lady of Corsica, There was a young lady of Firle, There was a young lady of Greenwich, There was a young person in green, There was a young person in pink, There was a young person in red, There was a young person of Ayr, There was a young person of Bantry, There was a young person of Janina, There was a young person of Kew, There was a young person whose history There was an Old Derry down Derry, There was an Old Lady of Chertsey, There was an Old Lady of Prague, There was an Old Lady whose folly There was an Old Man at a Junction, There was an Old Man in a boat, There was an Old Man in a casement, There was an Old Man in a pew, There was an Old Man in a tree, There was an Old Man of Aôsta There was an Old Man of Apulia, There was an Old Man of Berlin, There was an Old Man of Bohemia, There was an Old Man of Calcutta, There was an Old Man of Cape Horn, There was an Old Man of Coblenz, There was an Old Man of Columbia, There was an Old Man of Corfu, There was an Old Man of Dundee, There was an Old Man of Jamaica, There was an Old Man of Kamschatka, There was an Old Man of Kilkenny, There was an Old Man of Leghorn, There was an Old Man of Madras, There was an Old Man of Marseilles, There was an Old Man of Melrose, There was an Old Man of Moldavia, There was an Old Man of Nepaul, There was an Old Man of Peru, There was an Old Man of Peru. There was an Old Man of Quebec,— There was an Old Man of Vesuvius, There was an Old Man of Vienna, There was an Old Man of Whitehaven, There was an Old Man of th' Abruzzi, There was an Old Man of