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Picture fables (1858)

Hey, Wilhelm, 1789-1854, Dalziel Brothers. egrs, Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894, Speckter, Otto, 1807-1871, Dalziel, George, 1815-1902, Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 68

An illustration from Picture fables, 1858, leaf 68
- - HARE. MARK the conceited hare, there, do-Sits lie not up like a hero true ?Proudest glances around lie throws;Proudly perks up his little nose;Thinks, if a foeman to him should come,He quickly would send him, beaten, home. If all alone in the world were he, He d be a hero, undoubtedly. But now… … MILK-JUG AND WATER-PAIL. MILK-JUG, Water-pail, how can we two agree? What are you, pray, sir, compared to me ?Youd better be gone, to drudge about,For, if you stay, I shall turn you out.SKATER-PAIL. My dear little Jug, mind what you do ;Fine things are brittle, and so are you. The milk-jug thought…

Fables, German · Children's poetry

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