Chapter 17

AFroghe would a-wooing go.R. Caldecott’s Picture BooksGEORGEROUTLEDGE & SONSA Frog He Would a-Wooing Go.A Froghe would a-wooing go,Heigho, saysRowley!Whether his Mother would let him or no.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!So off he set with his opera-hat,Heigho, saysRowley!And on his way he met with a Rat.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley.“Pray, Mr.Rat, will you go with me,”Heigho, saysRowley!“Pretty MissMouseyfor to see?”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!Now they soon arrived atMousey’sHall,Heigho, saysRowley!And gave a loud knock, and gave a loud call.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!“Pray, MissMousey, are you within?”Heigho, saysRowley!“Oh, yes, kind Sirs, I’m sitting to spin.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!“Pray, Miss Mouse, will you give us some beer?”Heigho, saysRowley!“For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!“Pray, Mr.Frog, will you give us a song?”Heigho, saysRowley!“But let it be something that’s not very long.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!“Indeed, MissMouse,” replied Mr.Frog,Heigho, saysRowley!“A cold has made me as hoarse as a Hog.”With a rowley-powley, Gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!“Since you have caught cold,” MissMouseysaid,Heigho, saysRowley!“I’ll sing you a song that I have just made.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!But while they were all thus a merry-making,Heigho, saysRowley!A Cat and her Kittens came tumbling in.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!The Cat she seized the Rat by the crown;Heigho, saysRowley!The Kittens they pulled the little Mouse down.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!This put Mr.Frogin a terrible fright;Heigho, saysRowley!He took up his hat, and he wished them good night.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!But as Froggy was crossing a silvery brook,Heigho, saysRowley!A lily-white Duck came and gobbled him up.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!So there was an end of one, two, and three,Heigho, saysRowley!The Rat, the Mouse, and the little Frog-gee!With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

AFroghe would a-wooing go.R. Caldecott’s Picture BooksGEORGEROUTLEDGE & SONS

AFroghe would a-wooing go.R. Caldecott’s Picture BooksGEORGEROUTLEDGE & SONS

AFroghe would a-wooing go.

R. Caldecott’s Picture Books

GEORGEROUTLEDGE & SONS

A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go.

A Froghe would a-wooing go,Heigho, saysRowley!Whether his Mother would let him or no.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

A Froghe would a-wooing go,Heigho, saysRowley!Whether his Mother would let him or no.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

A Froghe would a-wooing go,Heigho, saysRowley!Whether his Mother would let him or no.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

So off he set with his opera-hat,Heigho, saysRowley!And on his way he met with a Rat.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley.

So off he set with his opera-hat,Heigho, saysRowley!And on his way he met with a Rat.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley.

So off he set with his opera-hat,Heigho, saysRowley!And on his way he met with a Rat.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley.

“Pray, Mr.Rat, will you go with me,”Heigho, saysRowley!“Pretty MissMouseyfor to see?”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Pray, Mr.Rat, will you go with me,”Heigho, saysRowley!“Pretty MissMouseyfor to see?”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Pray, Mr.Rat, will you go with me,”Heigho, saysRowley!“Pretty MissMouseyfor to see?”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

Now they soon arrived atMousey’sHall,Heigho, saysRowley!And gave a loud knock, and gave a loud call.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

Now they soon arrived atMousey’sHall,Heigho, saysRowley!And gave a loud knock, and gave a loud call.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

Now they soon arrived atMousey’sHall,Heigho, saysRowley!And gave a loud knock, and gave a loud call.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Pray, MissMousey, are you within?”Heigho, saysRowley!“Oh, yes, kind Sirs, I’m sitting to spin.”

“Pray, MissMousey, are you within?”Heigho, saysRowley!“Oh, yes, kind Sirs, I’m sitting to spin.”

“Pray, MissMousey, are you within?”Heigho, saysRowley!“Oh, yes, kind Sirs, I’m sitting to spin.”

With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Pray, Miss Mouse, will you give us some beer?”Heigho, saysRowley!“For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.”

“Pray, Miss Mouse, will you give us some beer?”Heigho, saysRowley!“For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.”

“Pray, Miss Mouse, will you give us some beer?”Heigho, saysRowley!“For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer.”

With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,

With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,

With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,

Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Pray, Mr.Frog, will you give us a song?”Heigho, saysRowley!“But let it be something that’s not very long.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Pray, Mr.Frog, will you give us a song?”Heigho, saysRowley!“But let it be something that’s not very long.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Pray, Mr.Frog, will you give us a song?”Heigho, saysRowley!“But let it be something that’s not very long.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Indeed, MissMouse,” replied Mr.Frog,Heigho, saysRowley!“A cold has made me as hoarse as a Hog.”With a rowley-powley, Gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Indeed, MissMouse,” replied Mr.Frog,Heigho, saysRowley!“A cold has made me as hoarse as a Hog.”With a rowley-powley, Gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Indeed, MissMouse,” replied Mr.Frog,Heigho, saysRowley!“A cold has made me as hoarse as a Hog.”With a rowley-powley, Gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Since you have caught cold,” MissMouseysaid,Heigho, saysRowley!“I’ll sing you a song that I have just made.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Since you have caught cold,” MissMouseysaid,Heigho, saysRowley!“I’ll sing you a song that I have just made.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

“Since you have caught cold,” MissMouseysaid,Heigho, saysRowley!“I’ll sing you a song that I have just made.”With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

But while they were all thus a merry-making,Heigho, saysRowley!A Cat and her Kittens came tumbling in.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

But while they were all thus a merry-making,Heigho, saysRowley!A Cat and her Kittens came tumbling in.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

But while they were all thus a merry-making,Heigho, saysRowley!A Cat and her Kittens came tumbling in.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

The Cat she seized the Rat by the crown;Heigho, saysRowley!The Kittens they pulled the little Mouse down.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

The Cat she seized the Rat by the crown;Heigho, saysRowley!The Kittens they pulled the little Mouse down.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

The Cat she seized the Rat by the crown;Heigho, saysRowley!The Kittens they pulled the little Mouse down.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

This put Mr.Frogin a terrible fright;Heigho, saysRowley!He took up his hat, and he wished them good night.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

This put Mr.Frogin a terrible fright;Heigho, saysRowley!He took up his hat, and he wished them good night.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

This put Mr.Frogin a terrible fright;Heigho, saysRowley!He took up his hat, and he wished them good night.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

But as Froggy was crossing a silvery brook,Heigho, saysRowley!A lily-white Duck came and gobbled him up.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

But as Froggy was crossing a silvery brook,Heigho, saysRowley!A lily-white Duck came and gobbled him up.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

But as Froggy was crossing a silvery brook,Heigho, saysRowley!A lily-white Duck came and gobbled him up.With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

So there was an end of one, two, and three,Heigho, saysRowley!The Rat, the Mouse, and the little Frog-gee!With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

So there was an end of one, two, and three,Heigho, saysRowley!The Rat, the Mouse, and the little Frog-gee!With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!

So there was an end of one, two, and three,Heigho, saysRowley!The Rat, the Mouse, and the little Frog-gee!With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,Heigho, saysAnthony Rowley!


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