A Moral Alphabet

The Project Gutenberg eBook, A Moral Alphabet, by Hilaire Belloc, Illustrated by Basil Blackwood


BY THE SAME AUTHORS. ————— MORE BEASTS (for worse children). Demy 4to. 3s. 6d. ————— THE MODERN TRAVELLER. Fcap. 4to. 3s. 6d. ————— Edward Arnold, London.

BY H. B. With Illustrations by B. B. Authors of The Bad Child's Book of Beasts More Beasts for Worse Children The Modern Traveller etc. London EDWARD ARNOLD 37 BEDFORD STREET 1899


A stands for
Archibald who told no lies, And got this lovely volume for a prize.
The Upper School had combed and oiled their hair, And all the Parents of the Boys were there. In words that ring like thunder through the Hall, Draw tears from some and loud applause from all,— The Pedagogue, with Pardonable Joy, Bestows the Gift upon the Radiant Boy:—
Accept the Noblest Work produced as yet (Says he) upon the English Alphabet; Next term I shall examine you, to find If you have read it thoroughly. So mind! And while the Boys and Parents cheered so loud, That out of doors