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THE SCHOOLBOY AT HOME, by                    
First Line: The pony's lamed, the cat is dead
Last Line: And, mercy! There's a hive upset!
Subject(s): Home


The pony's lamed, the cat is dead,
The pigs are in the tulip bed;
The flue with rubbish has been filled,
And all my lady's plants are killed;
A strange wet cur of low degree
Is planted on the rich settee;
The grave mackaw has lost his tail,
And slowly tears a Brussels veil;
The pistol's cleaned with sister's shawl,
For midday practice in the hall;
And little Jane, so prim and good,
Is scampering wild about the wood;
The maids are whimpering with affright,
Because a ghost was seen last night;
The linen's burnt, the roller's split,
The tangled chain won't turn the spit;
The ale is running all about,
And in the urn's a ragged clout;
And all around, at every pass,
Is smash and clash and broken glass;
And here's a neighbour come to fret,
And, mercy! there's a hive upset!





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