Slovenly Peter, or, Cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks : illustrations colored by hand after the original style (1919)
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1809-1894 · Philadelphia : John C. Winston · leaf 68
,Whose back a soldier bold bestrides,A trumpet gilt—a drummer new,Who beats a regular tattoo,As oft the handle round you twistSo often works each tiny fist. Neds father says: Now mind, dear boy,And while these presents you enjo),Still spoil not what you cannot make,And do not all your playthings…
Children's stories, German
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