K is for Kite, for Kid, and for Key,
  For Kiss, and for Keg, and for Keep;
L is for Lamb, for Lad, and for Lee,
  For Lip, and for Leg, and for Leap.

[Illustration:  MASK—­NOSE—­OLD—­PLAY]

[Illustration:  MAN.  NEST.]

Mm Mm Nn Nn

M is for Mask, for Mary, and Mail,
  For Man, and for Map, and for Moon;
N is for Nose, for Net, and for Nail,
  For Nut, and for Nest, and for Noon.

* * * * *

[Illustration:  OX.  PLOW.]

Oo Oo Pp Pp

O is for Old, for Owl, and for Out,
  For Ox, and for Oar, and for Oak;
P is for Play, for Pin, and for Pout,
  And also for Pen, Pig, and Pork.

[Illustration:  QUIET—­RABBIT—­SEE—­TREE.]

[Illustration:  QUINCE.  ROSE.]

Qq Qq Rr Rr

Q is for Quiet, for Quiver, and Quill,
  For Quick, and for Queen, and for Quack;
R is for Rabbit, for Rat, and for Rill,
  For Rose, and for Ring, and for Rack.

* * * * *

[Illustration:  SNAKE.  TUB.]

Ss Ss Tt Tt

S is for See, for Ship, and for Shop,
  For Sister, for Star and for Sun;
T is for Tree, for Ten, and for Top,
  For Tub, and for Toad, and for Tun.

[Illustration:  URCHINS—­VEND—­WAGON.]

[Illustration:  URUS.  VINE.]

Uu Uu Vv Vv

U is for Urchin, for Urus, for Urn,
  For Use, and for Up, and for Us;
V is for Vend, for Visit, and Vein,
  For Vine, and for Vat, and for Vice.

* * * * *

[Illustration:  WHALE.  XERXES.]

Ww Ww Xx Xx

W is for Wagon, for Wig, and for Wing,
  For Whale, and for Wine, and for Wrist,
X is for Xerxes, a famous old king,
  But for words not a very long list.

[Illustration:  YOUTH—­YOUNG—­ZEPHYR.]

[Illustration:  YOKE.  ZEBRA.]

Yy Yy Zz Zz

Y is for Yoke, for You and for Yell,
  For Youth, and for Year, and for Yeast;
Z is for Zebra, for Zany, and Zeal,
  For Zephyr, for Zone, and for Zest.

* * * * *

& and _& and_

& is a character often times used,
  In place of the word A-N-D,
And though not a letter ’tis never refused
  A place in the A-B-C.

* * * * *

  The twenty-six letters have now all been named,
  And I hope you will learn them at once;
  Indeed, if you don’t you will need be ashamed
  To be known for a very great dunce.

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