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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 39

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 39
DOG AND CHILDKEN. Dog, how is it that, great and strong,You yet are tormented all day long,And even forced in harness to go?Dog. Nobody else may use me so; But these are my masters sons, you see:From them I bear all things cheerfully. Ere long came the dinner bells welcome sound,Then they untied… … CHILD AND KITTEN. Kitty, Kitty, to scratch is wrong,—Dont stick out claws so sharp and strongI want a paw soft, gentle, and mild.Kitten. Yes, and I 11 give you one, dear child ;But it is right that I let you know,You should not pinch me and heat me so. If the child pinchd her by and by,Hurt poor…

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