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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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