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THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN:Showing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again.
John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A train-band captain eke was he,
Of famous London town.
John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear,
"Though wedded we have been
These twice ten tedious years, yet we
No holiday have seen.
"To-morrow is our wedding-day,
And we will then repair
Unto the 'Bell' at Edmonton,... more...
The Farmer's Boy.
When I was a farmer, a Farmer's Boy,
I used to keep my master's HORSES,
With a Gee-wo here, and a Gee-wo there,
And here a Gee, and there a Gee,
And everywhere a Gee;
Says I,
My pretty lass, will you come to the banks of the Aire oh?
... more...
One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books
FREDERICK WARNE & CO. Ltd.
1878
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
This is the House that Jack built.
This is the Malt,That lay in the House that Jack built.
This is the Rat,That ate the Malt,That lay in the House that Jack built.
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Milkmaid.
An Old Song exhibited & explainedin many designs by R. Caldecott.
A Lady said to her Son—a poor young Squire:
“You must seek a Wife with a Fortune!”
“Where are you going, my Pretty Maid?”
“I'm going a-milking, Sir,” she said.
“Shall I go with... more...
COME LASSES AND LADS
Come Lasses and Lads, get leave of your Dads,
And away to the May-pole hey:
For every heHas got him a she,with a minstrel standing by.
For Willy has gotten his Jill,And Johnny has got his Jone,To jigg it, jigg it, jigg it, jigg it,Jigg it up and down.
"Strike up," says Watt; "Agreed," says Kate,"And I prithee, Fiddler, play;""Content," says Hodge, and so says... more...
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS.
The Queen of Hearts,She made some Tarts,
All on a Summer's Day:
The Knave of Hearts,He stole those Tarts,
And took them right away.
The King of Hearts,Called for those Tarts,
And beat the Knave full sore:
The Knave of Hearts,Brought back those Tarts,
And vowed he'd steal no more.
SING A SONG... more...
THE
THREE JOVIAL HUNTSMEN.
It's of three jovial huntsmen, an' a hunting they did go;An' they hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' they blew their horns alsoLook ye there!
An' one said, "Mind yo'r e'en, an' keep yo'r noses reet i' th' wind
An' then, by scent or seet, we'll leet o' summat to our mind."Look ye there!
They hunted,... more...
CHIRP THE FIRST.
The winter of 1878 was certainly an unusually dreary one, and so thought a remarkably fine young Blackbird, as he perched one morning on the bare bough of a spreading lime-tree, whose last brown leaf had fallen to the ground some weeks before.
With the exception of the Scotch firs and other fortunate evergreens, there was nothing to be seen on all sides but leafless branches standing out sharply against the cold, grey sky.... more...
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