Even More "What A's NOT For...Still" Letters S Through V

Saccharine serapes...? 

S, Sequoyah*...? No, NOT for four 
saccharine serapes. Simply
stated: Swirlin' Swami's somewhat
silly silken sash: 

 

 

*Native American polymath aka George Guess invents Cherokee syllabary c. 1819. 

 Turreted Topkapis...? 

 

T...? No, no, Thoth.* T's NOT for four-
turreted Topkapis.** Ten to
two 'tis tireless Ted ("The Toiler")
truckin' ten-ton trash: 

 

 

*According to tradition, to this mythical deity is ascribed invention of Egyptian hieroglyphics c. 3000 BC. **The gate to Topkapi palace, of course, bears only two turrets. 

Unshorn Ursulines...? 

 

 

U...Ufilas*...? No, NOT for four 
unshorn Ursulines. U's undress'd
uptight Uncle Uly's** (ugh!) un-
sightly underpants: 

 

*This Cappadocian missionary is believed to have invented Gothic alphabet c. 350 AD. **Poetaster Poe is the younger brother of this poem's narrator's mother. 

Vowel-free valentines...? 

 

V...? No, Vikulharc,* NOT for four 
vow'l-free v_l_nt_n_s. Vay! Vay! V's
vicious vole's (de-)vouring ver-r-r-ry 
vocal Vivian Vance: 

 

 

*This Albanian scholar invents Vithkuqi alphabet in 1845. 

     (continued elsewhere)