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FRENCH NURSERY RHYMES.

The frog repeats: "Wut!"
The crow begins again: "What?"
At last a little linnet chirps:[1]
"The frog says like you,
Questioner, always what? what?"


PUNCH[2]

Silence! silence!
Punch approaches,
Silence! silence!
 My back
Is growing too large!


HARLEQUIN.

Harlequin in his shop,
In the marches of the palace,
Gives a music lesson
To all his little servants.
To mister Punch,
To mister I,
To mister Nel,
To mister Lo,
To mister Punchinello.

  1. Gazouiller (v. n.), to chirp, twitter.
  2. Polichinelle, Punch, Punchinello.