Young.

    I rather thought that Alexander

    Would sound well at the font,

    While mother much preferred Leander

    For him who swam the Hellespont.

    Grandfather clamored for Uriah,

    While grandma mentioned Obadiah.

    Then mother spoke of Clarence, Cyril,

    And Reginald and Claude,

    But I thought none of them were virile

    Like some such name as Ichabod.

    Grandfather spoke for Jeremiah.

    And grandma favored Azariah.

    Then Harold, Gerald, Donald, Luke,

    And lordly Roderick

    Waged wordy war with Marmaduke

    And Bernard and Theodoric,

    While grandpa hinted Zachariah

    And grandma thought of Hezekiah.

    We spoke of Gottlieb from the German,

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