The jumblies and other nonsense verses . tt lUHIItllU cm nm « af. *>> The NewVestments THE NEW VESTMENTS THERE lived an old man in the Kingdom of Tess,Who invented a purely original dress;And when it was perfectly made and complete,He opened the door, and walked into the street. By way of a hat hed a loaf of Brown Bread,In the middle of which he inserted his head;His Shirt was made up of no end of dead Mice,The warmth of whose skins was quite fluffy and nice;His Drawers were of Rabbit-skins; so were his Shoes;His Stockings were skins, but it is not known whose;His Waistcoat and Trowsers
The jumblies and other nonsense verses . tt lUHIItllU cm nm « af. *>> The NewVestments THE NEW VESTMENTS THERE lived an old man in the Kingdom of Tess,Who invented a purely original dress;And when it was perfectly made and complete,He opened the door, and walked into the street. By way of a hat hed a loaf of Brown Bread,In the middle of which he inserted his head;His Shirt was made up of no end of dead Mice,The warmth of whose skins was quite fluffy and nice;His Drawers were of Rabbit-skins; so were his Shoes;His Stockings were skins, but it is not known whose;His Waistcoat and Trowsers were made of Pork Chops;His Buttons were Jujubes and Chocolate Drops;His Coat was all Pancakes, with Jam for a border,And a girdle of Biscuits to keep it in order;And he wore over all, as a screen from bad weather,A Cloak of green Cabbage-leaves stitched all together. He had walked a short way, when he heard a great noise,Of all sorts of Beasticles, Birdlings, and Boys;And from every long street and dark lane in the townBeasts, Birdies, and Boys in a tumult rus
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