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Q was for quartering it;
     see, here he comes;
R for a Rook, that croaked
     in the trees;
S for a Sailor, that ploughed the
     deep seas;


T for a top, that doth
     prettily spin;
V for a Virgin of delicate
     mien;
W for Wealth in gold, silver and pence;
X for old Xenophon, noted for sense;
Y for a Yew, which forever is green;
Z for a Zebra, the oddest beast seen.