Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation. Unknown

      Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation

      PREFACE

      Peter Piper, without Pretension to Precocity or Profoundness, Puts Pen to Paper to Produce these Puzzling Pages, Purposely to Please the Palates of Pretty Prattling Playfellows, Proudly Presuming that with Proper Penetration it will Probably, and Perhaps Positively, Prove a Peculiarly Pleasant and Profitable Path to Proper, Plain and Precise Pronunciation.

      He Prays Parents to Purchase this Playful Performance, Partly to Pay him for his Patience and Pains; Partly to Provide for the Printers and Publishers; but Principally to Prevent the Pernicious Prevalence of Perverse Pronunciation.

      A        a

      Andrew Airpump ask'd his Aunt her ailment;

      Did Andrew Airpump ask his Aunt her ailment?

      If Andrew Airpump ask'd his Aunt her ailment,

      Where was the Ailment of Andrew Airpump's Aunt?

      B        b

      Billy Button bought a butter'd Biscuit:

      Did Billy Button buy a butter'd Biscuit?

      If Billy Button bought a butter'd Biscuit,

      Where's the butter'd Biscuit Billy Button bought?

      C        c

      Captain Crackskull crack'd a Catchpoll's Cockscomb:

      Did Captain Crackskull crack a Catchpoll's Cockscomb?

      If Captain Crackskull crack'd a Catchpoll's Cockscomb,

      Where's the Catchpoll's Cockscomb Captain Crackskull crack'd?

      D        d

      Davy Dolldrum dream'd he drove a Dragon:

      Did Davy Dolldrum dream he drove a dragon?

      If Davy Dolldrum dream'd he drove a dragon

      Where's the dragon Davy Dolldrum dream'd he drove?

      E        e

      Enoch Elkrig ate an empty Eggshell:

      Did Enoch Elkrig eat an empty Eggshell?

      If Enoch Elkrig ate an empty Eggshell,