A WAS AN ANT
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Mabie, Hamilton Wright, Forbush, William Byron, and Hale, Edward Everett
U was an urn
All polished and bright,
And full of hot water
At noon and at night.
Useful old urn!
V was a villa
Which stood on a hill,
By the side of a river,
And close to a mill.
Nice little villa!
W was a whale
With a very long tail,
Whose movements were frantic
Across the Atlantic.
Monstrous old whale!
X was King Xerxes,
Who, more than all Turks is,
Renowned for his fashion
Of fury and passion.
Angry old Xerxes!
Y was a yew,
Which flourished and grew
By a quiet abode
Near the side of a road.
Dark little yew!
Z was some zinc,
So shiny and bright,
Which caused you to wink
In the sun's merry light.
Beautiful zinc!
Edward Lear