"
U said, "An Urn, with water hot, place underneath his chin!
U said, "An Urn, with water hot, place underneath his chin!
Lear - Nonsense
"
F said, "A Fish, if broiled, might cure, if only by the smell. "
G said, "Green Gooseberry fool, the best of cures I hold. "
H said, "His Hat should be kept on, to keep him from the cold. "
I said, "Some Ice upon his head will make him better soon. "
J said, "Some Jam, if spread on bread, or given in a spoon! "
K said, "A Kangaroo is here,--this picture let him see. "
L said, "A Lamp pray keep alight, to make some barley tea. "
M said, "A Mulberry or two might give him satisfaction. "
N said, "Some Nuts, if rolled about, might be a slight attraction. "
O said, "An Owl might make him laugh, if only it would wink. "
P said, "Some Poetry might be read aloud, to make him think. "
Q said, "A Quince I recommend,--a Quince, or else a Quail. "
R said, "Some Rats might make him move, if fastened by their tail. "
S said, "A Song should now be sung, in hopes to make him laugh! "
T said, "A Turnip might avail, if sliced or cut in half!
"
U said, "An Urn, with water hot, place underneath his chin! "
V said, "I'll stand upon a chair, and play a Violin! "
W said, "Some Whisky-Whizzgigs fetch, some marbles and a ball! "
X said, "Some double XX ale would be the best of all! "
Y said, "Some Yeast mixed up with salt would make a perfect plaster! "
Z said, "Here is a box of Zinc! Get in, my little master!
We'll shut you up! We'll nail you down! We will, my little
master!
We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad
disaster! "
***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NONSENSE BOOKS***
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F said, "A Fish, if broiled, might cure, if only by the smell. "
G said, "Green Gooseberry fool, the best of cures I hold. "
H said, "His Hat should be kept on, to keep him from the cold. "
I said, "Some Ice upon his head will make him better soon. "
J said, "Some Jam, if spread on bread, or given in a spoon! "
K said, "A Kangaroo is here,--this picture let him see. "
L said, "A Lamp pray keep alight, to make some barley tea. "
M said, "A Mulberry or two might give him satisfaction. "
N said, "Some Nuts, if rolled about, might be a slight attraction. "
O said, "An Owl might make him laugh, if only it would wink. "
P said, "Some Poetry might be read aloud, to make him think. "
Q said, "A Quince I recommend,--a Quince, or else a Quail. "
R said, "Some Rats might make him move, if fastened by their tail. "
S said, "A Song should now be sung, in hopes to make him laugh! "
T said, "A Turnip might avail, if sliced or cut in half!
"
U said, "An Urn, with water hot, place underneath his chin! "
V said, "I'll stand upon a chair, and play a Violin! "
W said, "Some Whisky-Whizzgigs fetch, some marbles and a ball! "
X said, "Some double XX ale would be the best of all! "
Y said, "Some Yeast mixed up with salt would make a perfect plaster! "
Z said, "Here is a box of Zinc! Get in, my little master!
We'll shut you up! We'll nail you down! We will, my little
master!
We think we've all heard quite enough of this your sad
disaster! "
***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NONSENSE BOOKS***
******* This file should be named 13650-8. txt or 13650-8. zip *******
This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:
http://www. gutenberg. org/dirs/1/3/6/5/13650
Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions
will be renamed.
