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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 97

An illustration from Picture fables, 1863, leaf 97
DOG AND RAVEN. Raven, you thief—here—stop, I say,You re taking my fine bit of meat away ! Pray, little Dog, just keep the peace,D ye know, I belong to the new police ?And, taking the booty from those who steal,As theyve dealt by others, by them I deal. What the raven said, was, I think, not… … PUPPIES. Now, Spitz, I think it but right and fair, That each of your young ones a name should bear, For such has ths custom been, alway ; I dont think it requisite, I must say, For when to them, Come, my dears! I cry, They hear me at once, aud at once reply. And when the mother did but look…

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