rophe!"
Was Mrs. Blossom's cry;
Then--"Water! water! bring to me--
Or all my fish will die."

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D d.

DELIGHTFUL, _Pleasant_, _Charming_.

These boys are bathing in the stream
When they should be at school;
The master's coming round to see
Who disregards his rule.

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E e.

ECCENTRICITY, _Irregularity_, _Strangeness_.

We often see things seeming strange;
But scarce so strange as this:--
Here every thing is mis-applied,
Here every change amiss.

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F f.

FRAUD, _Deceit_, _Trick_, _Artifice_, _Cheat_.

Here is Pat Murphy, fast asleep,
And there is Neddy Bray;
The thief a watchful eye doth keep
Until he gets away.

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G g.

GENIUS, _Mental Power_, _Faculty_.

A little boy with little slate
May sometimes make more clear
The little thoughts that he would state
Than can by words appear.

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H h.

HORROR, _Terror_, _Dread_.

This little, harmless speckled frog
Seems Lady Townsend's dread;
I fear she'll run away and cry,
And hide her silly head.

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I i. J j.

ICHABOD AT THE JAM.

ICHABOD, _a Christian Name_.

JAM, _a Conserve of Fruits_.

Enough is good, excess is bad;
Yet Ichabod, you see,
Will with the jam his stomach cram,
Until they disagree.

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K k.

KNOWING, _Conscious_, _Intelligent_.

Tho' horses know both beans and corn,
And snuff them in the wind,
They also all know Jemmy Small,
And what he holds behind.

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L l.

LUCKY, _Fortunate_, _Happy by Chance_.

We must admire, in Lovebook's case,
The prompt decision made,
As he could not have gained the wood
If time had been delayed.

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M m.

MIMIC, _Imitative_, _Burlesque_.

The Gentleman, who struts so fine,
Unconscious seems to be
Of imitation by the boy
Who has the street-door key.

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