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THE RESULT OF CRUELTY by ELIZABETH TURNER (1755-1846)

First Line: JACK PARKER WAS A CRUEL BOY
Last Line: WHILST BELLOWING AT A FURIOUS BULL.
Subject(s): BOYS; CRUELTY;

JACK PARKER was a cruel boy,
For mischief was his sole employ;
And much it grieved his friends to find
His thoughts so wickedly inclined.

He thought it clever to deceive,
And often ramble without leave;
And ev'ry animal he met
He dearly loved to plague and fret.

But all such boys, unless they mend,
May come to an unhappy end,
Like Jack, who got a fractured skull,
Whilst bellowing at a furious bull.



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