ll agreed;
And even Lady Mary Flood
(_So_ Kind, and oh! so _really_ good)
Said, "No! He wouldn't do at all,
He'd make us feel a lot too small,"
The Chamberlain said,
" ... Well, well, well!
No doubt you're right.... One cannot tell!"
He took his Gold and Diamond Pen
And

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Scratched Godolphin out again.
So now Godolphin is the Boy
Who blacks the Boots at the Savoy.

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ALGERNON,

_Who played with a Loaded Gun, and, on missing his Sister was
reprimanded by his Father._

Young Algernon, the Doctor's Son,
Was

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playing with a Loaded Gun.
He pointed it towards his sister,
Aimed very carefully, but

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Missed her!

His Father, who was standing near,

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The Loud Explosion chanced to Hear,

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And reprimanded Algernon
For playing with a Loaded Gun.

HILDEBRAND,

_Who was frightened by a Passing Motor, and was brought to Reason._

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"Oh, Murder! What was that, Papa!"
"My child,
It was a Motor-Car,
A Most Ingenious Toy!

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Designed to Captivate and Charm
Much rather than to rouse Alarm
In any English Boy.

"What would your Great Grandfather who

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Was Aide-de-Camp to General Brue,
And lost a leg at

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Waterloo,
And

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Quatre-Bras and

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Ligny too!
And died at Trafalgar!--

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What would he have remarked to hear
His Young Descendant shriek with fear,
Because he happened to be near
A Harmless Motor-Car!
But do not fret about it! Come!
We'll off to Town

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And purchase some!"

LORD LUNDY,

_Who was too Freely Moved to Tears, and thereby ruined his Political
Career._

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Lord Lundy from his earliest years
Was far too freely moved to Tears.
For instance if his Mother said,
"Lundy! It's time to go to Bed!"
He bellowed like a Little Turk.
Or if

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his father Lord Dunquerque
Said "Hi!" in a Commanding Tone,
"Hi, Lundy! Leave the Cat alone!"
Lord Lundy, letting go its tail,
Would raise