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The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language (1910)

Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 177

An illustration from The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language, 1910, leaf 177 — oftly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ;That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. 144 THE BOOK OF STORIES IN VERSE. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright,He grasped the mane with both his hands. And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that… … The wind did blow, the cloak did fly,Like streamer long and gay. Till loop and button failing both.At last it flew away. Then might all people well discernThe bottles he had slung; A bottle swinging at each side.As hath been said or sung. The dogs did hark, the children screamed. Up flew the…

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