A B C, for baby patriots

[Rev.Cambeul]

Who wants to do a rewrite?
Perhaps Reverend Albert would like to supply new pictures?


Mary Francis Ames, born Mary Frances Leslie Miller, authored and illustrated children's books as Ernest Ames or Mrs. Ernest Ames. Her books include the following An ABC, for Baby Patriots (1899), which was used for teaching children the alphabet.

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A is the Army
That dies for the Queen;
It's the very best Army
That ever was seen.


B stands for Battles
By which England's name
Has for ever been covered
With glory and fame.

C is for Colonies
Rightly we boast,
That of all the great nations
Great Britain has most.


D is the Daring
We show on the Field
Which makes every enemy
Vanish or yield.


E is our Empire
Where sun never sets;
The larger we make it
The bigger it gets.


F is the flag
Which wherever you see
You know that beneath it
Your're happy and free


G is the Game
We preserve with such care
To shoot, as it gracefully
Flies through the air.


H is for Hunting,
For this you've a box,
A thoro bred Hunter,
Some hounds and a fox.


I is for India,
Our land in the East
Where everyone goes
To shoot tigers and feast.


J's for our Judges
Who sit in a row
And send folks to prison
When naughty you know!


K is for Kings;
Once warlike and haughty,
Great Britain subdued them
Because they'd been naughty.


L is the Lion
Who fights for the Crown
His smile when he's worried
Is changed to a frown.


M is for Magnates
So great and so good,
They sit on gold chairs
And eat Turtle for food.


N is for Navy
We keep at Spithead,
It's a sight that makes foreigners
Wish they were dead.


O is for the Ocean
Where none but a fool
Would ever dare question
Our title to rule.


P is our Parliment,
Commons and Peers,
They will talk if permitted
For months---nay for years.


Q is our Queen!
It fills us with pride
To see the Queen's coach
When the Queen is inside!


R is the Roast Beef
That has made England great;
You see it here pictured
Each piece on a plate.

S is for Scotland
The home of the Scot!
It's wetter than England
And isn't so hot.


T is the Tub
That an Englishman takes
As a matter of course
Just as soon as he wakes.

U is our Unicorn,
Such a nice beast
His home is here now
Though he comes from the East.


V's Volunteers
Who can shoot very straight;
They ae drilled now and then
Between seven and eight.


W is the Word
Of an Englishman true;
When given, it means
What he says, he will do.


X as a rule means
The London Police
Who are paid by the Country
For keeping the peace.

Y is for youngsters
Gilded and gay,
The newspapers call them
The 'Jeunesse doree.'


Z is the Zeal
Which is everywhere seen
When a family practises
'God Save the Queen.'