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The nursery rhyme book (1897)

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 · London : Frederick Warne and Co. · leaf 229

An illustration from The nursery rhyme book, 1897, leaf 229 — tidings;He tells us no lies. He sucks little birds eggsTo make his voice clear; And when he sings Cuckoo !The summer is near. CROAK ! said the Toad, Im hungry, I think ;To-day Ive had nothing to eat or to drink ;Ill crawl to a garden and jump through the pales,And there Ill dine nicely on slugs and… … THERE was a piper, hed a cow,And hed no hay to give her;He took his pipes and played a tune : Consider, old cow, consider ! 226 The Nursery Rhyme Book 227 The cow considered very well,For she gave the piper a penny, That he might play the tune again,Of Corn rigs are bonnie. A PIE sate on a…

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