Volume 1 — NURSERY EDUCATION REPORT.—No. 2.
Reading edition
THE ROYAL RHYTHMICAL ALPHABET,
To be said or sung by the Infant Princess.
A stands for Aristocracy, a thing I should admire;
B stands for a Bishop, who is clothed in soft attire;
C beginneth Cabinet, where Mamma keeps her tools;
D doth stand for Downing-street, the “Paradise of Fools;”
E beginneth England, that granteth the supplies;
F doth stand for Foreigners, whom I should patronize;
G doth stand for Gold—good gold!—for which man freedom barters;
H beginneth Honors—that is, ribbons, stars, and garters;
I stands for my Income (several thousand pounds per ann.);
J stands for Johnny Bull, a soft and easy kind of man;
K beginneth King, who rules the land by “right divine;”
L’s for Mrs. Lilly, who was once a nurse of mine.
M beginneth Melbourne, who rules the roast and State;
N stands for a Nobleman, who’s always good and great.
O is for the Opera, that I should only grace;
P stands for the Pension List, for “servants out of place.”
Q’s the Quarter’s Salary, for which true patriots long;
R’s for Mrs. Ratsey, who taught me this pretty song;
S stands for the Speech, which Mummy learns to say;
T doth stand for Taxes, which the people ought to pay;
U’s for the Union Work-house, which horrid paupers shun;
V is for Victoria, “the Bess of forty-one;”
W stands for War, the “noble game” which Monarchs play;
X is for the Treble X—Lilly drank three times a day;
And Y Z’s for the Wise Heads, who admire all I say.
