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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 88

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 88
your long journey oer,Dear little Swallow, to see you once more.Say, who, in the far land, taught you to know,That Spring would return, and t was time to go ? It was God that taught me—He knoweth best,The time to roam, and the time to rest. And far as she d flown, to the distant clime,Not once had… … GREYHOUND AND TURNSPIT. Grey. Queer little Doggie, how small are you, And how crooked your legs are, too.Turns. Your shape is slender, your legs are long, But youre a coward—your hearts not strong.Grey. I can catch the hare, when he runs his best.Turns. I can drive the fox from his cunning rest.…

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