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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 49

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 49
BOY AND BUTTERFLY. Boy. Little pretty butterfly, Roaming through the air so high,Tell me now, whereon live you,As you fly the garden through.Butt. Blossom-scent, and sunshine fair,Are the lood for which I care. The boy would have caught the butterfly,But that it beggd so piteously, Dear boy, do me… … BOY AND BIRD. Boy. Now I shall grasp thee, bird so bright;Bird. Dost thou grasp me ? Then hold me tight.Boy. Oh thats naughty, bird, of thee,Thus to have flown upon the tree.Bird. Haste thee a pair of wings to buy, Then thou canst come there as quick as I. The bird sat safely upon the tree,While…

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