+-----------------------+
| 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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N n.
+-----------------------------+
| NEGLIGENCE, |
|_Heedlessness, Carelessness_.|
+-----------------------------+
The character Tom Slowboy bears
Would much against him tell--
For any work that's wanted done,
Or even play done well.
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O o.
+----------------------------+
| OBSTINACY, |
|_Stubbornness, Waywardness_.|
+----------------------------+
The obstinacy of the pig
Is nature--as you see:
But boys and girls who have a mind
Should never stubborn be.
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P p.
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| PETS, |
|_Favourites, Spoilt Fondlings_.|
+-------------------------------+
Some people say that Aunty Gray
To animals is kind;
We think, instead, they are over fed,
And kept too much confined.
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Q q.
+------------------------+
| QUANDARY, |
|_A Doubt, a Difficulty_.|
+------------------------+
Dame Partlet's in difficulty
And looks around with doubt:
Let's hope, as she some way got in,
She may some way get out.
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R r.
+-------------------------+
| RIVALRY, |
|_Competition, Emulation_.|
+-------------------------+
In every competition prize
This should be kept in view--
Whoever wins should be the one
Who does deserve it, too.
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S s.
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| SLUGGARD, |
|_An Inactive, Lazy Fellow_.|
+---------------------------+
To lie so many hours in bed
You surely must be ill--
And need some physic, Master Ned,
As birch, or draught, or pill!
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T t.
+--------------------------+
| TOPSY-TURVY, |
|_Upside Down, Bottom Top_.|
+--------------------------+
Here's Topsy-Turvy, upside down,
The ceiling seems the base:
Reverse the ground and 'twill be found
The things are out of place.
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U u. V v.
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| UNCOMMON VEGETATION. |
| |
|UNCOMMON, _Rare, not Frequent_. |
|VEGETATION, _the Power of Growth_.|
+----------------------------------+
Th' uncommon vegetation, here,
With art has much to do:
The trees are nature, but the fruit
Uncommon and untrue.
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W w.
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| WONDER, |
|_Admiration, Astonishment_.|
+---------------------------+
The wise may live and wonder still,
However much they know,
But simple Giles has wonder found
Within the penny show.
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