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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 63

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 63
E FISH. Little Fish, little Fish, listen to me,Watch not the bait there so greedily ;T will enter your neck with a cruel sting,T will tear you sorely, you foolish thing ;See you not there, on the bank, the man ?Little Fish, little Fish, flee while you can. Little Fish thought he knew better than… … BOY AND DUCK. Boy. Now, good old Duck, just tell to meThe number of this your family.Duck. I ve not learnd to count, I grieve to say,But do not think you can take one away ;I keep them carefully all, dear Boy,For each of them gives me the greatest joy. She calld them all, in a motherly tone,And…

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