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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 55

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 55
ople, Im sure;Im very unhappy, and wretched, and poor.My friends in the corn-field are merry and gay,While I am here hopping and dancing for pay;In winter they sleep without danger or dread,While I must be waking and begging for bread. I pity you much, you poor little thing; I too love to gambol,… … THE SOW. 61 Children, said the Mother Sow, Mind you listen to me, now— You must be neat, and you must be clean, Always look tidy and fit to be seen; Youre not to go stumping through all the town, Youre not in each puddle to lay you down, But just what the sow had accustomd them to, And just what…

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