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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 109

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 109
/^. LITTLE MOUSE. Run, little Mouse, or, I tell you true,The cat will soon make an end of you.Whisk into your hole, draw in your tail,That Puss to catch you once more may fail.Shes coming ; but see, as best she may,Shes slinking with empty mouth away. Of course, I could but be glad, you know, That… … CHICKENS. Chickens, Chickens, wherever ye roam.Turn about quickly, and run back home.Hark to your mother whos calling you there.Look at the hawk that wheels in the air;To the sheltering roof over yonder fly,For if he seizes you, you must die. Trembling beneath the shed they stood,And the hen ran…

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