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A stands for, a thing I should admire;

B stands for a, who is cloth'd in soft attire;

'C beginneth, where Mamma keeps her tools;

'D doth stand for, the "Paradise of Fools;"

'E beginneth, that granteth the supplies;

F doth stand for, whom I should patronize;

G doth stand for —good gold!—for which man freedom barters;

H beginneth —that is, ribbons, stars, and garters;

'I stands for my (several thousand pounds per ann.);

J stands for a soft and easy kind of man;

K beginneth, who rules the land by "right divine;"

L's for, who was once a nurse of mine.

M beginneth, who rules the roast and State;

N stands for a, who's always good and great.

O is for the that I should only grace;

P stands for the, for "servants out of place."

Q's the for which true patriots long;

R's for, who taught me this pretty song;

S stands for the, which Mammy learns to say;

T doth stand for, which the people ought to pay;

U's for the, which horrid paupers shun;

V is for "the Bess of forty-one;"

W stands for, the "noble game" which Monarchs play;

X is for the —Lilly drank three times a day;

And Y Z's for the, who admire all I say.