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Title: Funny Alphabet
Uncle Franks' Series

Author: Edward P. Cogger

Release Date: January 4, 2007 [EBook #20286]

Language: English

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Uncle Franks' Series

FUNNY ALPHABET.

[Illustration]

McLOUGHLIN Bro's Publishers 24 Beekman

THE FUNNY

ALPHABET.

[Illustration: A]

[Illustration: B]

A was an Actor,
'Tis clear to your view:
B was three Boys,
Forming letters for you.

[Illustration: C]

[Illustration: D]

C was a clown, who clever was found.
D was a dunce, and Harlequin bound,
E was soon formed with the aid of a child,
F in a frolic appear'd to be wild.

[Illustration: E]

[Illustration: F]

[Illustration: G]

[Illustration: H]

G was George Godfrey, a truant I fear,
H hand in hand, like two pillars appear.
I was an Indian figure for thee:
J was Jemima Mermaid, only see.

[Illustration: I]

[Illustration: J]

[Illustration: K]

[Illustration: L]

K was Kail Knowledge, to Kew he was bound,
L was Luke Lazy, he's now on the ground.
M Master Merryman, mark what I say,
N Neddy Noodle the Vicar of Bray.

[Illustration: M]

[Illustration: N]

[Illustration: O]

[Illustration: P]

O Obadiah a letter quite round,
P Paul Plaintive, in Pleasure was found,
Q quit was, in shape much like O,
R Robin Roughead, I'd have you to know.

[Illustration: Q]

[Illustration: R]

[Illustration: S]

[Illustration: T]

S Simon Sobersides, serious and soft,
T Timothy Touchstone, tomboy and torch,
U Uniform, Union, and Unicorn trot,
V very vexatious his letters forgot.

[Illustration: U]

[Illustration: V]

[Illustration: W]

W Walter and William
Were vex'd,
X in the Alphab