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Hilaire Belloc's
Cautionary Verses

Jim
Who ran away from his Nurse and was eaten by a Lion.

Henry King
Who chewed bits of String, and was early cut off in Dreadful Agonies.

Matilda
Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death.

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

Lord Lundy
(SECOND CANTO)

Rebecca
Who slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably.

George
Who played with a Dangerous Toy, and suffered a Catastrophe of considerable Dimensions.

A Reproof of Gluttony

Maria
Who made Faces and a Deplorable Marriage

Jack and his Pony, Tom

On Food

The Polar Bear

The Yak

The Whale

The Hippopotamus

The Vulture
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