A Moral Alphabet by  Hilaire Belloc
Table of Contents
A for Archibald
B for Bear
C for Cobra
D for Dreadful
E for Egg
F for Family
G for Gnu
H for Horseman
I for Indian
J for James
K for Klondyke
L for Lady
M for Millionaire
N for Ned
O for Oxford
P for Pig
Q for Quinine
R for Reviewer
S for Snail
T for Tourist
U for Upas Tree
V for Volunteer
W for Waterbeetle
X for Nothing Important
Y for Youth
Z for Zebu

X For Nothing

No reasonable little Child expects
A Grown-up Man to make a rhyme on

X

.

[Illustration]

Moral

These verses teach a clever child to find

Excuse for doing all that he's inclined.


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