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Title: The Fireside Picture Alphabet

Illustrator: John Andrew

Release date: August 25, 2007 [eBook #22399]

Language: English

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And the bullets were made of lead, lead, lead;


He went to the brook, and he shot a little duck,


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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by MAYHEW & BAKER,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.








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ENGRAVED BY JOHN ANDREW






LAUGH AND LEARN







THE FIRESIDE PICTURE ALPHABET








POETICAL PREFACE




TO THE



FIRESIDE PICTURE ALPHABET.




TO PRECEPTORS.



  


With learning may laughter be found;


"'Tis good to be merry and wise;"


To gayly get over the ground,


As higher and higher we rise.

  


Some children their letters may learn,


While others will surely do more,


As the subjects suggestively turn


To matters not thought of before.

  


Descriptions and pictures combined


Are here made attractive and clear;


So suited that children may find


From error the truth to appear.

  
  








    




       A,a




       A a.
       Ablution,
The Act of Cleansing.		




       
  


The little sweep has washed his face,


But not as we advise;


For black as soot he's made the soap,


And rubbed it in his eyes.

  
  












       
B,b





       B b.
       Barter,
Exchange.		




       
  


Here's Master Mack presenting fruit,


Of which he makes display;


He knows he'll soon have Lucy's rope,


And with it skip away.

  
  













       C,c




       C c.
       Catastrophe,
a Final Event, (generally unhappy.)		




       
  


"O, here's a sad catastrophe!"


Was Mrs. Blossom's cry;


Then—"Water! water! bring to me—


Or all my fish will die."

  
  













       D,d




       D d.
       Delightful,
Pleasant, Charming.		




       
  


These boys are bathing in the stream


When they should be at school;


The master's coming round to see


Who disregards his rule.

  
  












       E,e




       E e.
       Eccentricity,
Irregularity, Strangeness.		




       
  


We often see things seeming strange;


But scarce so strange as this:—


Here every thing is mis-applied,


Here every change amiss.

  
  













       F,f




       F f.
       Fraud,
Deceit, Trick, Artifice, Cheat.		




       
  


Here is Pat Murphy, fast asleep,


And there is Neddy Bray;


The thief a watchful eye doth keep


Until he gets away.

  
  













       G,g




       G g.
       Genius,
Mental Power, Faculty.		




       
  


A little boy with little slate


May sometimes make more clear


The little thoughts that he would state


Than can by words appear.

  
  













       H,h




       H h.
       Horror,
Terror, Dread.		




       
  


This little, harmless speckled frog


Seems Lady Townsend's dread;


I fear she'll run away and cry,


And hide her silly head.

  
  













       I,i,J,j




       I i. J j.
       Ichabod at the Jam.
——
Ichabod, a Christian Name.

	   Jam, a Conserve of Fruits.		




       
  


Enough is good, excess is bad;


Yet Ichabod, you see,


Will with the jam his stomach cram,


Until they disagree.

  
  













       K,k




       K k.
       Knowing,
Conscious, Intelligent.		




       
  


Tho' horses know both beans and corn,


And snuff them in the wind,


They also all know Jemmy Small,


And what he holds behind.

  
  














       L,l




       L l.
       Lucky,
Fortunate, Happy by Chance.		




       
  


We must admire, in Lovebook's case,


The prompt decision made,


As he could not have gained the wood


If time had been delayed.

  
  














       M,m




       M m.
       Mimic,
Imitative, Burlesque.		




       
  


The Gentleman, who struts so fine,


Unconscious seems to be


Of imitation by the boy


Who has the street-door key.

  
  














       N,n




       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.

  
  














       O,o




       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.

  
  














       P,p




       P p.
       Pets,
Favorites, Spoilt Fondlings.		




       
  


Some people say that Aunty Gray


To animals is kind;


We think, instead, they are over fed,


And kept too much confined.

  
  














       Q,q




       Q q.
       Quandary,
A Doubt, a Difficulty.		




       
  


Dame Partlett's in difficulty,


And looks around with doubt;


Let's hope, as she some way got in,


She may some way get out.

  
  













       R,r




       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.

  
  














       S,s




       S s.
       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!

  
  














       T,t




       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.

  
  














       U,u,V,v




       U u. V v.
       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.

  
  














       W,w




       W w.
       Wonder,
Admiration, Astonishment.		




       
  


The wise may live and wonder still,


However much they know,


But simple Giles has wonder found


Within the penny show.

  
  














       X,x




       X x.
       NO ENGLISH WORD BEGINS WITH THIS LETTER.

	   ——

	   Xantippe,
A Greek Matron, Wife of Socrates.		




       
  


Here's Socrates and Xantippe—


Philosopher and wife—


For gentleness renowned was he;


She, better known for strife.

  
  














       Y,y




       Y y.
       Yearn,
To Grieve, to Vex.		




       
  


Miss Cross has tried to reach the grapes,


She's tried and tried again—


And now she's vexed to think that all


Her efforts are in vain.

  
  














       Z,z




       Z z.
       Zany,
A Buffoon, a Merry Andrew.		




       
  


Here's Zany reading in a book,


With heels above his head;


And, judging by his laughing look,


Finds fun in what he's read.
  
  









  		














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