46. Bacon and Eggs

by Sir A. P. Herbert

Now blest be the Briton, his beef and his beer,

And all the strong waters that keep him in cheer,

But blest beyond cattle and blest beyond kegs

Is the brave British breakfast of bacon and eggs —

Bacon and eggs,

Bacon and eggs;

Sing bacon,

Red bacon,

Red bacon and eggs!

О breakfast! О breakfast! The meal of my heart!

Bring porridge, bring sausage, bring fish for a start,

Bring kidney and mushrooms and partridges' legs,

But let the foundation be bacon and eggs —

Bacon and eggs,

Bacon and eggs;

Bring bacon,

Crisp bacon,

And let there be eggs!

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47. Duty of the Student

by Edward Anthony

It Is the duty of the student

Without exception to be prudent.

If smarter than his teacher, tact

Demands that he conceals the fact.

48. Cats

by Sinclair Lewis

This is a cat that sleeps at night,

That takes delight

In visions bright,

And not a vagrant that creeps at night

On box cars by the river,

This is a sleepy cat to purr

And rarely stir

It's shining fur,

This is a cat whose softest purr

Means salmon, steaks, and liver.

That is a cat respectable

Connectable

With selectable,

Whose names would make you quiver.

That is a cat of piety.

Not satiety,

But sobriety.

Its very purr is of piety

And thanks to its Feline Giver.

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49. The Time-table of Lazy-bones Grundy

by R. L. Stevenson

Lazy-bones Grundy

Must do sums for Monday.

"And today it is Tuesday",

Says lazy-bones Grundy,

"So, I'll do it on Wednesday,

If not — then on Thursday,

Or even on Friday,"

Says lazy-bones Grundy.

Now very soon comes Friday

And Saturday comes,

But lazy-bones Grundy

Has no time for sums.

"Never mind", says Grundy,

"I'll do it on Sunday 1"

50. Young and Old

by Charles Kingsley

When all the world is young, lad,

And all the trees are green;

And every goose a swan, lad,

And every lass a queen;

Then hey for boot and horse, lad,

And round the world away;

Young blood must have its course, lad,

And every dog his day.

When all the world is old, lad,

And all the trees are brown;

And all the sport is stale, lad,

And all the wheels run down;

Creep home, and take your place there,

The spent and maimed among:

God grant you find one face there,

You loved when all was young.

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51. Song of the Train

by David McCord

Clickety-clack

Wheels on the track

This is the way

They begin to attack:

Click-ety-clack,

Click-ety-clack,

Click-ety-clack-ety;

Click-ety

Clack.

Clickety-clack,

Over the crack

Faster and faster

The song of the track:

Clickety-clack,

Clickety-clack,

Clickety, clackety,

Clackety

Clack.

52. Clocks and Watches

by Olive Sansom

Our great Steeple clock Goes Tick-Tock.

Tick-Tock.

Our small

Mantel clock

Goes Tick-Tack, Tick-Tack,

Riding in front,

Riding in back,

Everyone hears

The song of the track:

Clickety-clack,

Clickety-clack,

Clickety, clackety

Clackety

Clack.

Tick-Tack, Tick-Tack.

Our little

Pocket watch

Goes Tick-a-tacker, Tick-a-

tacker, Tick-a-tacker, Tick.

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53. Green Things Growing

by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

O the green things growing, the green things growing,

The faint sweet smell of the green things growing!

I should like to live, whether I smile or grieve,

Just to watch the happy life of my green things growing.

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54. The Puzzled Centipede

by Ogden Nash

A centipede was happy quite,

Until a frog in fun

Said, "Pray, which leg comes after which,"

This raised her mind to such a pitch,

She lay distracted in the ditch

Considering how to run.

55. Aunts

by Virginia Graham

Children, aunts are not glamorous creatures,

As very often their features

Tend to be elderly caricatures of your own.

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56. Algy Met a Bear

by Edward Lear

Algy met a bear,

The bear was bulgy,

The bulge was Algy.

57. Just and Unjust

by Lord Bowen

The rain it raineth on the just

And also on the unjust fella;

But chiefly on the just, because

The unjust steals the just's umbrella.

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58. God Made the -Bees

God made the bees,

And the bees make honey,

The miller's man does all the work,

But the miller makes the money.

59. Summer-time

by Rosemary Garland

Summer is the play-by-the-stream time,

Roll-in-the-meadow-and-dream time,

Lie-on-your-back -and-chew-grass time,

Watch-butterflies-as-they-pass time,

Try-and-pick-daisies-with-toes time,

Playing-where-nobody-knows time.

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60. Night

by William Blake

The sun descending in the west,

The evening star does shine,

The birds are silent in their nest,

And I must seek for mine.

The moon like a flower,

In heaven's high bower,

With silent delight

Sits and smiles on the night.

61.

by Bertha R. Hudelson

If many men knew

What many men know,

If many men went

Where many men go,

If many men did

What many men do,

The world would be better —

I think so; don't you?

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