And Scorpio, a Scorpion (with sting),--
Sagittarius, the Archer or Arrow,--
Capricornus, a Goat's horn we bring.

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Aquarius, the Bearer of Water,--
And Pisces, or Fish from the sea,--
All together make twelve, and a wonder
It is, that these fancies should be.

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_GRAPHO_.

Children, you ought to know
That _Grapho_ can but mean
To picture out, or tell about,
Some object or some thing.

Now _Geo_ means the _earth_;
And so Geography
Means picturing out or telling about
This earth of ours, you see.

As _Phono_ means a _sound_,
Phonography so terse,
Just pictures out or tells about
The sounds of the human voice.

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As _Photo_ means the _light_,
Photography must mean
A picturing of the light that falls
Upon a thing, I ween.

Now _Astro_ means the _stars_;
And hence Astrography
Means to describe or tell about
The stars we all may see.

And then Astronomy
Tells all the various laws
That govern or relate to stars;
Of their motions tells the cause.

Now _Bios_ means a _life_;
And so Biography
Means writing out the life of one,
Which we may often see.

_Zoos_ means _animal_;
And your Zoography
Describes the animals that live
On land or in the sea.

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Then there's Stenography,
A writing narrow, small,
Or, as so many call it now,
"Short-hand," which tells it all.

And then Xylography--
Engraving upon wood;
And Crystallography as well,
That tells of crystals good.

But these are _ographies_
Enough for now, you think;
Yet when you're older, wiser grown,
You many more will link.

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_THE STOP FAMILY_.

"I'm a dot with a quirk," whispers little Miss Comma,
"And you'll please not to pause long for me."
"I'm a dot over Comma," says Miss Semicolon,
"And you'll pause twice as long where I be."

"I am dot over dot," Master Colon speaks out,
"You'll pause longer for me than they say:"
"I am one dot alone," Period says with a tone
That means: "Stop when you see me obey!"

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"I'm a hook over dot," says Dame Interrogation,
"I ask questions; but answer? O, nay!"
"I'm a splash over dot," says old Sir Exclamation;
"I show wonder, delight, or dismay!"

"I'm a line east and west," says Miss Dash, "and I'm best
At changing of subjects, you know."--
"I am Dash'