Gateway to the Classics: A Moral Alphabet by Hilaire Belloc
 
A Moral Alphabet by  Hilaire Belloc
Table of Contents
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

C for Cobra

C stands for Cobra;


[Illustration]

when the Cobra bites,

An Indian Judge, the Judge spends restless nights.

Moral

This creature, though disgusting and appalling,

Conveys no kind of Moral worth recalling.


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