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Show The English Language. When the English tongue we speak. Why is "break" not rhymed with "freak'? Will you tell me why it's true We say "sew," but likewise "few"; And the maker of a varse Cannot cap his "horse" with "worse"? ! "Beard" sounds not the same as I "heard"; I "Cord" is diffeient from "word"; "Cow" Is cow, but "low" is low, "Shoe" is never rhymed with "foe." Think of "hose" and "dose" and "lose"; And of "goose" and yet of "choose"; J Think of "comb" and "tomb" and ; "bomb"; j "Doll" and "roll"; and "home" and "seme." ;' ; And since "pay" is rhymed with "say," , Why not "paid" with "said," I pray? We have "blood" and "food" and "good"; "Mould" is not pronounced like "could." Wherefore "done," but "gone" and ; "lone"; j Is there any reason known? I And, In short, it seems to me j Sounds and letters disagree |