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Picture fables (1863)

Hey, Wilhelm, 1789-1854. [from old catalog], Dulcken, Henry William, 1832-1894, [from old catalog] tr, Speckter, Otto, 1807-1871, [from old catalog] illus, Dalziel, George, 1815-1902, [from old catalog] engr, Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905, [from old catalog] engr · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 105

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 105
y do you wash yourself, Pussy, I pray,Every half hour, all through the day?Pussy. Because I never can bear to be seen, If I am not quite neat and quite clean;From top to toe, head and paws with me,Must be bright and comely as bright can be. And very often I heard them tell, How all petted Pussy,… … BOY AKD DONKEY. Boy. Donkey, an ugly creature, thou, With ears as tall as a house, I vow.Donkey. Now, do not for that be cross with me ;How can I help how long they be ?He who made them must surely knowWhy my ears were created so. And as the boy in the world lookd round,Many strange things on all…

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