Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 43
THE CITY RAT AND THE COUNTRY RAT (Fkom the Fables of La Fontaine.) A CITY rat, one night, Did, with a civil stoop,A country rat inviteTo end a turtle soup. Upon a Turkey carpet They found the table spread,And sure I need not harp it How well the fellows fed. The entertainment wasA truly noble one ;…
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