Contents ▼▲
Front Matter A for Archibald B for Bear C for Cobra D for Dreadful E for Egg F for Family G for Gnu H for Horseman I for Indian J for James K for Klondyke L for Lady M for Millionaire N for Ned O for Oxford P for Pig Q for Quinine R for Reviewer S for Snail T for Tourist U for Upas Tree V for Volunteer W for Waterbeetle X for Nothing Important Y for Youth Z for Zebu

Moral Alphabet - Hilaire Belloc




N For Ned

N stands for ned,

[Illustration] from A Moral Alphabet by Hilaire Belloc

Maria's younger brother,

Who, walking one way, chose to gaze the other.

In Blandford Square—a crowded part of town—

Two People on a tandem knocked him down;

[Illustration] from A Moral Alphabet by Hilaire Belloc

Whereat a Motor Car, with warning shout,

Ran right on top and turned him inside out:

The damages that he obtained from these

Maintained him all his life in cultured ease.


Moral


The law protects you. Go your gentle way:

The Other Man has always got to Pay.