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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + + + + +Title: More Nonsense + +Author: Edward Lear + +Release Date: October 8, 2004 [eBook #13648] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) + + +***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MORE NONSENSE*** + + +E-text prepared by Dave Newman, Ben Courtney, and Project +Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders + + + +Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this + file which includes the original illustrations. + See 13648-h.htm or 13648-h.zip: + (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/3/6/4/13648/13648-h/13648-h.htm) + or + (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/3/6/4/13648/13648-h.zip) + + + + + +MORE NONSENSE + +Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc. + +by + +EDWARD LEAR + + + + + + + +[Illustration] + + + + + +CONTENTS + + NONSENSE BOTANY + + ONE HUNDRED NONSENSE PICTURES AND RHYMES + + TWENTY-SIX NONSENSE RHYMES AND PICTURES + + + + +[Illustration] + + + +INTRODUCTION + +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. + + + + +NONSENSE BOTANY. + + +[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.] + + * * * * * + + + + +ONE HUNDRED NONSENSE PICTURES AND RHYMES. + + +[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. + + + + +TWENTY-SIX NONSENSE RHYMES AND PICTURES. + + +[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. + + + +***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MORE NONSENSE*** + + +******* This file should be named 13648.txt or 13648.zip ******* + + +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: +https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/3/6/4/13648 + + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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