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I will lug to the top of the mount My scope's equatorial mount To catalog Mars And the luminous stars But I fear they're too many to count.
SECRETARY - SERGEANT
[If needed, refer to Iolanthe, Finale, Act I, for a guide to pronunciation.]
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The Queen's secretary confessed: "These protocol points make me stressed. If, near the equator, Some sergeant-dictator Takes power, how's the bastard addressed?"
TOPPLE - TORPOR
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Louis XIV and XVI of France Tried their wives' private lives to enhance As they ditched the two Lous In two loos in Toulouse To avoid being looked at askance
(With four “to”s and four “loo”s to use I just couldn’t resist) ((Even without the key words))
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TOPPLE - TORPOR
The French like a good revolution, To topple an old constitution. The conservative British Regard this as skittish; Their torpor prevents that solution.
CYNOSURE - DACHSHUND
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There were many fine dogs at the show, But the true cynosure – le plus beau – Was a dachshund, whose mien Was so proud and serene It impressed the most jaded old pro.
STRATHSPEY - STRIDENT
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Though pipers will happily play A strident Scots reel or strathspey, They're often less keen On God Save the Queen, But Flower of Scotland's OK.
COWSLIPS – CULVERT
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...but with the understanding that Spa is a town in Belgium, I offer
Hergé's comic's in French up in Spa Where they laugh "Hé-hé-hé!" not "Ha-Ha!" Might be plain or be fanthy - Or mock Iolanthe (Brass band playing Tin-Tin-ta-ra!)
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From a culvert where it was concealed, A Spa stream emerged in a field Where cowslips were found And Francophones clowned. Now the source of their mirth is revealed.
MODEST – MODULATION
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Musicians of modest ability Admire great composers' facility For smooth modulation, Refined orchestration, And feats of melodic agility.
ENCROACH – ENERGETIC
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Some cities are most energetic; Their development pace is frenetic. But such an approach May sadly encroach On the peace of a monkish ascetic.
RAVINE – REACT
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