nd entreat.

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=H= is for =H=andel, who pours out his soul
Through the bagpipes to =H=owells and =H=omer, who roll
On the floor in an ecstasy past all control.

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=I= is for =I=bsen, reciting a play
While =I=rving and =I=ngersoll hasten away.

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=J= is for =J=ohnson, who only says "Pish!"
To =J=onah, who tells him his tale of a fish.

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=K= is the =K=aiser, who kindly repeats
Some original verses to =K=ipling and =K=eats.

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=L= is =L=afontaine, who finds he's unable
To interest =L=uther and =L=iszt in his fable,
While =L=oie continues to dance on the table.

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=M= is =M=acduff, who's prevailed upon =M=ilton
And =M=ontaigne and =M=anon to each try a kilt on.

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=N= is =N=apoleon, shrouded in gloom,
With =N=ero, =N=arcissus, and =N=ordau, to whom
He's explaining the manual of arms with a broom.

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=O= is for =O=liver, casting aspersion
On =O=mar, that awfully dissolute Persian,
Though secretly longing to join the diversion.

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=P= is for =P=eter, who hollers "No! No!"
Through the keyhole to =P=aine, =P=aderewski, and =P=oe.

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=Q= is the =Q=ueen, so noble and free--
_For further particulars look under V._

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=R='s =R=ubenstein, playing that old thing in F
To =R=ollo and =R=embrandt, who wish they were deaf.

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=S= is for =S=winburne, who, seeking the true, the good, and the beautiful, visits the Zoo,
Where he chances on =S=appho and Mr. =S=ardou,
And =S=ocrates, all with the same end in view.

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=T= is for =T=alleyrand toasting Miss =T=ruth,
By the side of her well, in a glass of vermouth,
And presenting Mark =T=wain as the friend of his youth.

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=U= is for =U=ndine, pursuing =U=lysses
And =U=mberto, who flee her damp, death-dealing kisses.

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=V= is =V=ictoria, noble and true--
_For further particulars look under Q._

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=W='s =W=agner, who sang and played lots for =W=ashington, =W=esley, and good Doctor =W=atts.
His prurient plots pained =W=esley and =W=atts,
But =W=ashington said he "enjoyed them in spots."

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=X= is =X=antippe, who's having her say,
And frightening the army of =X=erxes away.

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