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THE LADDER TO LEARNING

by

MISS LOVECHILD

Marks' Edition
Albany
Published by R. H. Pease
516 Broadway

1852







[Illustration: The Ladder to Learning, by Miss Lovechild.]



[Illustration: A]

a

_A_ stands for Ape, for Arthur, and Air.


[Illustration: B]

b

_B_ stands for Bullock, for Bird, and for Bear.


[Illustration: C]

c

_C_ stands for Cat, for Charles, and for cry.


[Illustration: D]

d

_D_ stands for Dog, for Daniel, and Dry.

[Illustration: E]

e

_E_ stands for Eagle, for Edward, and Eel.


[Illustration: F]

f

_F_ stands for Fish, for Francis, and Feel.


[Illustration: G]

g

_G_ stands for Goat, for Great, and for Good.


[Illustration: H]

h

_H_ stands for Hog, for Harry, and Hood.


[Illustration: J]

j

_J_ stands for Judge, for Jack, and for Jill.


[Illustration: K]

k

_K_ stands for King, for Kate, and for Kill.


[Illustration: L]

l

_L_ stands for Lion, for Lawyer, and Land.


[Illustration: M]

m

_M_ stands for Magpie, for Martha, and Mend.


[Illustration: N]

n

_N_ stands for Nag, for Nanny, and Notes.


[Illustration: O]

o

_O_ stands for Owl, for Orchard, and Oats.


[Illustration: P]

p

_P_ stands for Peacock, for Prince, and for Pay.


[Illustration: Q]

q

_Q_ stands for Queen, for Quick, and for Quay.


[Illustration: R]

r

_R_ stands for Robbin, for Reason, and Rhyme.


[Illustration: S]

s

_S_ stands for Squirrel, for Sweet, and Sublime.


[Illustration: T]

t

_T_ stands for Top, for Tea, and for Towel.


[Illustration: V]

v

_V_ stands for Vine, for Virtue, and Vowel.


[Illustration: W]

w

_W_ stands for Whale, for Waggon, and Wing.


[Illustration: X]

x

_X_ stands for Xerxes, the great Persian King.


[Illustration: Y]

y

_Y_ stands for Yew Tree, for Youth, and for Yellow.


[Illustration: Z]

z

_Z_ stands for Zany, a foolish Young Fellow.

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