Etiquet

There was a young man so benighted,
He never knew when he was slighted;
    He would go to a party,
    And eat just as hearty,
As if he'd been really invited.

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCLXX. Paradoxes.

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Nursery Rhyme. CXVIII. Scholastic.

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Nursery Rhyme. DXLII. Natural History.

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Nursery Rhyme. CLXI. Songs.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

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Who went to a fancy dress ball;
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Diet

There was a young lady named Maud,
A very deceptive young fraud;
    She never was able
    To eat at the table,
But out in the pantry - O Lord!

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Society

There was a young person called Smarty,
Who sent out his cards for a party;
    So exclusive and few
    Were the friends that he knew
That no one was present but Smarty.

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Extravagance

There was a young girl named O'Neill,
Who went up in the great Ferris wheel;
    But when half way around
    She looked at the ground,
And it cost her an eighty-cent meal.

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Gluttony

There was a young person named Ned,
Who dined before going to bed,
On lobster and ham
And salad and jam,
And when he awoke he was dead.

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Blunders

There was a young man from the city,
Who met what he thought was a kitty;
    He gave it a pat,
    And said, "Nice little cat!"
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