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J stands for JOHNNY BULL, a soft and easy kind of man;
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K beginneth KING, who rules the land by "right divine;"
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L's for MRS. LILLY, who was once a nurse of mine.
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M beginneth MELBOURNE, who rules _the roast_ and State;
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N stands for a NOBLEMAN, who's _always_ good and great.
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O is for the OPERA, that I should only grace;
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P stands for the PENSION LIST, for "servants out of place."
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Q's the QUARTER'S SALARY, for which true patriots long;
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R's for MRS. RATSEY, who taught _me_ this pretty song;
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S stands for the SPEECH, which Mummy learns to say;
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T doth stand for TAXES, which the people ought to pay;
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U's for the UNION WORK-HOUSE, which horrid paupers shun;
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V is for VICTORIA, "the Bess of forty-one;"
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W stands for WAR, the "noble game" which Monarchs play;
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X is for the TREBLE X--Lilly drank three times a day;
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And Y Z's for the WISE HEADS, who admire all I say.
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THE GENTLEMAN'S OWN BOOK.
A COMPLETE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ALL THE REQUISITES, DECORATIVE, EDUCATIONAL, AND
RECREATIVE, FOR GENTILITY.
INTRODUCTION.
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