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We must admire, in Lovebook's case.
The prompt decision made:
As he could not have gained the wood
If time had been delayed.

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M m.

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| MIMIC, |
|_Imitative, Burlesque_.|
+-----------------------+

The Gentleman, who struts so fine,
Unconscious seems to be
Of Imitation by the boy
Who has the street-door key.

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N n.

+-----------------------------+
| NEGLIGENCE, |
|_Heedlessness, Carelessness_.|
+-----------------------------+

The character Tom Slowboy bears
Would much against him tell--
For any work that's wanted done,
Or even play done well.

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O o.

+----------------------------+
| OBSTINACY, |
|_Stubbornness, Waywardness_.|
+----------------------------+

The obstinacy of the pig
Is nature--as you see:
But boys and girls who have a mind
Should never stubborn be.

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P p.

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| PETS, |
|_Favourites, Spoilt Fondlings_.|
+-------------------------------+

Some people say that Aunty Gray
To animals is kind;
We think, instead, they are over fed,
And kept too much confined.

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Q q.

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| QUANDARY, |
|_A Doubt, a Difficulty_.|
+------------------------+

Dame Partlet's in difficulty
And looks around with doubt:
Let's hope, as she some way got in,
She may some way get out.

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R r.

+-------------------------+
| RIVALRY, |
|_Competition, Emulation_.|
+-------------------------+

In every competition prize
This should be kept in view--
Whoever wins should be the one
Who does deserve it, too.

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S s.

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| SLUGGARD, |
|_An Inactive, Lazy Fellow_.|
+---------------------------+

To lie so many hours in bed
You surely must be ill--
And need some physic, Master Ned,
As birch, or draught, or pill!

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T t.

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| TOPSY-TURVY, |
|_Upside Down,