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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 110

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 110
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… … MONKEY AND BOY. Boy. Up in the apple-tree, what do you do,You hideous, ugly Monkey, you ?Monkey. So youd laugh at me, Boy, down there ;I 11 pelt you well, if you dont take care.Boy. Your rage, good Monkey, is my delight, While you fling down apples to show your spite. Thus, for a time, the war they…

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