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[ermenengilda]

R for Russian.

Russia is noted for its tar,
Its leather, and its great, white Czar.

A Russian wears his clothes quite loose,
And drinks his tea with lemon juice.

The Russian boys have chubby faces,
They play at marbles and run races;

The climate sometimes makes them cough,
They've names like Shuffski and Poppoff.㌨




E for English.

The English are a splendid race,
Sturdy of limb, honest of face;

They own (this is geography)
Much of the land and all the sea.

That is to say, they rule the waves,
They never, never will be slaves.

They're brave, but do not want to fight,
And if you're English you're all right.


Little People: An Alphabet
by T. W. H. Crosland
London: 1901.

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