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Favourites of a nursery of seventy years ago; and some others of later date (1916)

Forbes, Edith Emerson, comp · Boston, Houghton · leaf 76

An illustration from Favourites of a nursery of seventy years ago; and some others of later date, 1916, leaf 76 — below;To this cooling stream the warm cattle would stray,To stand in the shade on a hot summers day. A Cow, quite oppressed with the heat of the sun,Came here to ix^fresh, as she often had done;And standing stock-still, leaning over the stream.Was musing, perhaps, or perhaps she might dream. THE… … Take a seat, cried the Cow, gently waving her hand;By no means, dear madam, said he, while you stand:Then stooping to drink, with a complaisant bow,Maam, your health, said the Ass; Thank you, sir,said the Cow. When a few of these compliments more had been past.They laid themselves down on the…

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