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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 31

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 31
AND OX. Child. Now what are you thinking of, Ox, I pray,That there you are lying, the livelong day,Making so grave and so learned a face ?Ox. Thanks for the honour, thats not my case ;Learning and books I must leave to you—I cannot think, I can only chew. For awhile the old Ox lay chewing… … THE LAMB. Lamb, why make you that plaintive moan? Because my dearest mother is gone. Do you fear, poor thing, they would do you harm,While shes away, that youre thus in alarm? Fear ! I dont know what you mean by fear,Only I wish my mother were here. The mother soon heard her young ones cry,And came…

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