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A -- Instead of a pharaoh in heaven came Caesar Down the aisle, Augustus, quiet as aether. For Michael, the head of the angels in heaven Had control of the weather, heather, and leaven. B -- The lamb was in debt of him from the womb Who never had need of a comb in the tomb. C -- The rock of science could indict The scent of the yacht in the night. D -- Rembrandt, the judge, Had the lodge with the fudge. E -- If to love the sterile canoe you choose, Then what you have loose, you soon will lose. F -- The one silent �f� is found not with First, second, third, or fourth, but fifth. G -- The gnome would deign to right the sign. The gnat�s design was a paradigm. H -- The hour when Bach ran out of thyme Was an ache for the myrrh�s heir that was trying to rhyme. And to whet the scheme of the treacherous yacht Which wondered whether its plans were of naught, Was the naughty one which sought a fight And wanted to know, what, where, when, and why. I -- The lieutenant, I sent, In lieu of a friend. J -- The only silent �j� that I could afford Was the questionable one in the word fjord. K -- Do you know of the knife In the knot of the knight? L -- The colonel was a fellow as calm as could be, And watched the folk eat salmon, until he was free. M -- The only silent �m� in our language of phonics, Seems to be the one in the word mnemonic. N -- If you sing solemn hymns to our God above, You will not be damned, but folded in love. O -- Leonard, you said a young group would come, In theory, in jeopardy of crayons on their tongues. P -- A pseudo corps of psychics, Tina, Sang psalms to rid pneumonia. Q -- Could �q� make a racket? It�s only silent in racquet. R -- In San Bernardino, when you visit Next month, in February, Look up vernacular In the library. S -- The army corps you see in the aisle Are from an island they call an isle. T -- At Christmas, in the castle, if you whistle, You�ll get a buffet and catch a thistle. U -- Your four will build If you pour for the guild. V -- Very vexing as vampires� teeth, Are the very few verbs with evasive �v�s. W -- The two who sew, named Wright, Can use their swords to write. X -- It is a serious faux-pas, you know, To pronounce the �x� in the word �faux�. Y -- This one�s a stretch, but you know that �tan� Can be often rhymed with the word crayon. Z -- A rendezvous, I always wished, To be arranged with the man Liszt. And now I beg, for, as you can see, I still need a word with a silent v. |
