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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Royal Picture Alphabet, by Luke Limner This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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: The Royal Picture Alphabet Author: Luke Limner Release Date: November 25, 2007 [EBook #23619] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ROYAL PICTURE ALPHABET *** Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) THE ROYAL PICTURE ALPHABET OF HUMOUR AND DROLL MORAL TALES OR WORDS & THEIR MEANINGS ILLUSTRATED [Illustration] LONDON: WARD AND LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET. [Illustration: LAUGH and LEARN] [Illustration: The Royal Picture Alphabet.] POETICAL PREFACE TO THE ROYAL PICTURE ALPHABET. TO PRECEPTORS. With learning may laughter be found, "'Tis good to be merry and wise;" To gaily get over the ground, As higher and higher we rise. Some children their letters may learn, While others will surely do more, As the subjects suggestively turn To matters not thought of before. Descriptions and pictures combined Are here made attractive and clear; So suited that children may find From error the truth to appear. [Illustration] A a. +-----------------------+ | ABLUTION, | |_The Act of Cleansing_.| +-----------------------+ The little sweep has washed his face, But not as we advise: For black as soot he's made the soap, And rubbed it in his eyes. [Illustration] B b. +-------------------+ |BARTER, _Exchange_.| +-------------------+ Here's Master Mack presenting fruit, Of which he makes display; He knows he'll soon have Lucy's rope, And with it skip away. [Illustration] C c. +----------------------------+ |CATASTROPHE, _a Final Event_| | (_generally unhappy_). | +----------------------------+ "Oh here's a sad catastrophe!" Was Mrs. Blossom'
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