The New Book of Nonsense was published for sale at the Philadelphia Great Central Sanitary Fair, which ran from June 7 to June 29, 1864. It is an imitation of Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense.
Transcript:
There was a young girl of Quebec,
Who dressed very low in the neck,
Her friends said, “that’s not decent,”
“Oh! The fashion’s quite recent,”
Said this vulgar young girl of Quebec.
Citation: The new book of nonsense. A contribution to the Great Central Fair in aid of the Sanitary Commission. Philadelphia: Ashmead & Evans, 1864. A 864n
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