B stands for a BISHOP, who is clothed in soft attire;

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C beginneth CABINET, where Mamma keeps her _tools_;

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D doth stand for DOWNING-STREET, the "Paradise of Fools;"

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E beginneth ENGLAND, that granteth the supplies;

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F doth stand for FOREIGNERS, whom I should patronize;

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G doth stand for GOLD--good gold!--for which man freedom barters;

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H beginneth HONORS--that is, ribbons, stars, and garters;

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I stands for my INCOME (several thousand pounds per ann.);