You are here

قراءة كتاب The World Turned Upside Down Or, No News, and Strange News

تنويه: تعرض هنا نبذة من اول ١٠ صفحات فقط من الكتاب الالكتروني، لقراءة الكتاب كاملا اضغط على الزر “اشتر الآن"

‏اللغة: English
The World Turned Upside Down
Or, No News, and Strange News

The World Turned Upside Down Or, No News, and Strange News

تقييمك:
0
No votes yet
المؤلف:
دار النشر: Project Gutenberg
الصفحة رقم: 1


THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN,

OR

No News, and Strange News.


ADORNED WITH CUTS


YORK:
Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate.

 

 

 

 

Frontispiece
Here you may see what's very rare,
The world turn'd upside down;
A tree and castle in the air,
A man walk on his crown.

 

 

 

 

THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN,

OR,

No News, and Strange News.

 

TAILOR RIDING A GOOSE.
Tailor Riding a Goose.
York:
Printed and Sold by J. KENDREW, Colliergate.

 

 

 

 

Roman Capital and Small Letters.

A B C D E F G H I J K L
M N O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z

a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r
s t u v w x y z æ œ &


Italic Capital and Small Letters.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r
s t u v w x y z æ œ &

 

 

 

 


To see a butcher kill a hog, is no news;
But to see a hare run after a dog, is strange indeed!

This hare hunts the dog,
Tho' all of you know,
Most dogs hunt the hare—
But here it's not so.

To see a poor man and a rich, is no news;
But to see the devil hugging a witch, is strange indeed!

Is your name Nick, sir,
Or Old Harry,
I insist you tell before
We marry.

To see a cat catching a mouse, is no news;
But to see a rat building a house, is strange indeed!

Some rats take delight to gnaw
Houses down—
I want to build a good
House of my own.

To see a bird picking at fruit, is no news;
But to see a dog playing the flute, is strange indeed!

You see I am playing here,
Too, too, too, too;
When I've done with my flute,
I'll give it to you.

To see a greyhound catch a hare, is no news;
But to see a lamb hunting a bear, is strange indeed!

The bear runs away, the
Lamb is pursuing;
If he catches the bear,
There'll be terrible doing.

To see an eagle spread her wings, is no news;
But to see an old man in leading strings, is strange indeed!

Take care, grandpapa, lest
You should fall,
And if you want your
Chair—pray call.

To see a weaver throw his shuttle, is no news;
But to see a man

Pages