The Frog BE kind and tender to the Frog, And do not call him names, As "Slimy-skin," or "Polly-wog," Or "Gape-a-grin," or "Toad-gone-wrong," No animal will more repay A treatment kind and fair, At least so lonely people say They are extremely rare). Hilaire Belloc. Ode to a Rhinoceros RHINOCEROS, your hide looks all undone, You do not take my fancy in the least: You have a horn where other brutes have none : Hilaire Belloc. An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog OOD people all, of every sort, G° Give ear unto my song; And if you find it wondrous short,— In Islington there was a man, A kind and gentle heart he had, And in that town a dog was found, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp and hound, And curs of low degree. This dog and man at first were friends; The dog, to gain some private ends, Around from all the neighbouring streets The wound it seem'd both sore and sad To every Christian eye: And while they swore the dog was mad, But soon a wonder came to light, The dog it was that died. Oliver Goldsmith. History WHEN good King Arthur ruled this land, He was a goodly king; He stole three pecks of barley meal, A bag-pudding the king did make, The king and queen did eat thereof, And noblemen beside; And what they could not eat that night, Old Rhyme. K Do you suppose," the Walrus said, "That they could get it clear?" "I doubt it," said the Carpenter, And shed a bitter tear. "O Oysters, come and walk with us!" The Walrus did beseech. "A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk, We cannot do with more than four, The eldest Oyster looked at him, But four young Oysters hurried up, All eager for the treat: Their coats were brushed, their faces washed Their shoes were clean and neat And this was odd, because, you know, They hadn't any feet. Four other Oysters followed them, And yet another four; And thick and fast they came at last, |