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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 64

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 64
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… … STOKKS. Child. Now tell me, dear Storks, what do you intend,That towards the sunlight your way you wend ?Storks. All around us is cold and drear, Therefore we hasten away from here.Child. Then fly away on your light wings, fly, But mind you come back, Storks, by and by. Few days had passd since the…

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