They had an unparalleled diet at Dotheboys Hall.
With pride, Mr Squeers advertised it.
Mr Squeers was the Principal, after all
and his wife, Mrs Squeers, had advised it.
The menu of subjects, though long and complete,
contained only slight reference to what students might eat,
it was printed in small type after this list
of topics of knowledge you'd not want to miss:-
algebra, arithmetic, orthography and writing,
geometry, astronomy, literature and fighting
with the single stick, speaking a foreign tongue,
all the wisdom of the globe neatly packaged for the young.
Twenty guineas paid per annum would secure a place for those
who wished to gain this knowledge, it even paid for clothes,
for books, for bed and board and for the peace and quiet
of Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire and its unparalleled diet.
Author notes
After reading 'Nicholas Nickleby' by Charles Dickens
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Comments
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Interesting.
Thanks for sharing and best of luck.
VIRGOAN
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Hmmm... This is very strange. I don't like Charles Dickens so I've never read "Nicholas Nickleby."
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