Laughable Lyrics by Edward Lear
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Is the Akond of Swat!
NOTE.--For the existence of this potentate see Indian newspapers, _passim_. The proper way to read the verses is to make an immense emphasis on the monosyllabic rhymes, which indeed ought to be shouted out by a chorus. * * * * * NONSENSE BOTANY. [Illustration: Armchairia Comfortabilis.] [Illustration: Bassia Palealensis.] [Illustration: Bubblia Blowpipia.] [Illustration: Bluebottlia Buzztilentia.] [Illustration: Crabbia Horrida.] [Illustration: Smalltoothcombia Domestica.] [Illustration: Knutmigrata Simplice.] [Illustration: Tureenia Ladlecum.] |
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