McGuffey's newly revised eclectic second reader : containing progressive lessons in reading and spelling. Revised and improved. (1848)
Engel, Irving, donor, McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873, ed, Shepard, Edwin, stereotyper, Winthrop B. Smith & Co. publisher · Cincinnati: : Winthrop B. Smith & Co., publishers. · leaf 67
turn your back a minute.In vain you told ker not to touck;Her trick of meddling grew so muck. 3. Her grand-mamma went out one day,And, by mistake, ske laid Her spectacles and snuff-box gay. Too near tke little maid; Ak ! well, tkougkt ske, I 11 try tkem on,As soon as grand-mamma is gone. \ 4.… … 5. I know that grand-mamma would say, Dont meddle with it, dear ;But then shes far enough away, And no one else is near;Beside, what can there be amiss.In opening such a box as this ? 6. So thumb and finger went to work, To move the stubborn lid ;And, presently, a mighty jerk The mighty mischief…
