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Peter Pry’sPuppet ShowPart the Second Here’s johnny Bull From England come,Who boasts of being a sailor,But yankey tars will let him know,He’ll meet with many a Failure. The Elephant upright and tallDress’d up in Eastern style SirHis efforts here to show himselfI think will make you smile Sir Here’s Bruin next from Russia come,Dont let him you affright, SirTho in his manner rather roughYou’ll find him here polite, Sir Now here is somebody indeed!!You’ll know him I’ll engage Sir,If not, I’ll tell who it is,Tis Boney in a Cage Sir. Here’s Somebody and Nobody,To make you smile and laugh Sir,Which you’ll allow than crying is,Much better far by half Sir. A learned Dog you now beholdMuch more so than his betters,Do you by him example takeAnd study well your Letters. To close the Show and thoroughlyTo please you and content ye,And give all due VarietyWith Tumbling we present ye.
OFMORGAN & SONS,May be had the following improvedjuvenile Books, Col’rd. Plain. The Gamut and Time Table, 37½ 25 The House that Jack Built, 37½ 25 History of the Old Woman and her Pig, 37 25 Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog, 37 25 Dame Trot and her Comical Cat, 37 25 The Elm of Kensington, a Parody on the House that Jack Built, 31 18 Juvenile Pastimes, or sports for the four Seasons, embellished with 24 copperplate engravings, 31 18 John Gilpin’s ride to Edmonton, 31 18 Mrs. Gilpin’s return from Edmonton, 31 18 The Little Man and Maid, 31 18 The Forty Thieves, 31 18 Flora’s Grand Gala, 31 18 Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper, 25 18 The Little Poulterer, 25 18 The Little Farmer, 25 18 And a variety of others· Shortly will be published, Scripture Alphabet, by a Father to his Children, Sweets for Leisure Hours, &c. &e.
Transcriber’s NotePunctuation is not clear in the original book. The two variations of the ampersand in the last line, and “Dont” in the third verse have been retained.
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