Let all good children come to me,And I’ll learn them their
Let all good children come to me,And I’ll learn them their
A B C
And when your Great Letters you know, Then I’ll teach you the Small also. J. Catnach, Printer.
JERRY DIDDLE, AND HIS FIDDLE.
If you are badI pray reform,And praise will allYour acts adorn.
If you are badI pray reform,And praise will allYour acts adorn.
London:Printed by J. Catnach, 2, MonmouthCourt, 7 Dials.
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JERRY DIDDLE.Bought a fiddle,To play to little boys,He wax’d his string,And began to sing,Youth is the time for joys.
JERRY DIDDLE.Bought a fiddle,To play to little boys,He wax’d his string,And began to sing,Youth is the time for joys.
He went to a pig, and play’d a jig.
He went to a pig, and play’d a jig.
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The pigs did grunt for joy,Till the farmer came out,And made a great rout,Saying “Off, or I’ll cane you, my boy.”
The pigs did grunt for joy,Till the farmer came out,And made a great rout,Saying “Off, or I’ll cane you, my boy.”
He met an old woman to market a prancing,He took out his fiddle, and set her a dancing.
He met an old woman to market a prancing,He took out his fiddle, and set her a dancing.
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She broke all her eggs,And dirtied her butter;At which her old husbandBegan for to splutter.
She broke all her eggs,And dirtied her butter;At which her old husbandBegan for to splutter.
Oh! then, said Jerry,I’ll soon make you merry.
Oh! then, said Jerry,I’ll soon make you merry.
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And the way with his fiddle he led,The old man heard the tune,As he sat in his room,And danc’d on top of his head.
And the way with his fiddle he led,The old man heard the tune,As he sat in his room,And danc’d on top of his head.
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He next met a barber,With powder and wig,He play’d him a tune,And he shaved an old pig.
He next met a barber,With powder and wig,He play’d him a tune,And he shaved an old pig.
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Then up in his armsHe carried the boar,And went to the ale-house,To dance on the floor.
Then up in his armsHe carried the boar,And went to the ale-house,To dance on the floor.
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He met an old man,With beer in a can,And a bundle of clothes on his shoulder,He bade Jerry play,And threw all away,To astonish each gaping beholder.
He met an old man,With beer in a can,And a bundle of clothes on his shoulder,He bade Jerry play,And threw all away,To astonish each gaping beholder.
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He went to a tailor,Who was ill in bed;When he got up to dance,With a goose on his head.
He went to a tailor,Who was ill in bed;When he got up to dance,With a goose on his head.
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He went to a fishwomen,Tippling of gin,When she like a top,Began for to spin.
He went to a fishwomen,Tippling of gin,When she like a top,Began for to spin.
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The publican star’d,As he fill’d out the glasses,But when Jerry play’d,He danc’d with the lasses.
The publican star’d,As he fill’d out the glasses,But when Jerry play’d,He danc’d with the lasses.
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He next met an old man,With beard white and long,Who laugh’d at poor Jerry,And scoff’d at his song.
He next met an old man,With beard white and long,Who laugh’d at poor Jerry,And scoff’d at his song.
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His name was Instruction,The friend of the wise,Who teaches good youth,To win honor’s prize.
His name was Instruction,The friend of the wise,Who teaches good youth,To win honor’s prize.
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He broke Jerry’s fiddle,And taught him to read,And told him that honorWould daily succeed.
He broke Jerry’s fiddle,And taught him to read,And told him that honorWould daily succeed.
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Jerry now is a ladAt school always true,The joy of his friends,And a pattern for you.
Jerry now is a ladAt school always true,The joy of his friends,And a pattern for you.
Be instructed by him,To avoid folly’s snare,And your bosom thro’ life,Will escape every care.
Be instructed by him,To avoid folly’s snare,And your bosom thro’ life,Will escape every care.
FINIS.
JUMPING JOAN. Here am I, little Jumping Joan, When nobody’s with me, I’m always alone. London: Printed by J. Catnach, 2, Monmouth Court, 7 Dials.
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Jumping Joan.
Joan had a dog, andJoan had a cat,Look at them both, seeHow pretty they’re sat.
Joan had a dog, andJoan had a cat,Look at them both, seeHow pretty they’re sat.
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Jumping Joan.
Joan she lov’d skipping,And was not at a loss,At jumping or hopping,Or going a cross.
Joan she lov’d skipping,And was not at a loss,At jumping or hopping,Or going a cross.
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Jumping Joan.
Joan had a parrotCould chatter and bawl,But Joan could talk faster,And longer withal.
Joan had a parrotCould chatter and bawl,But Joan could talk faster,And longer withal.
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Jumping Joan.
Joan’s dog, Prinny,No learning did lack,He’d carry Poll in his mouthAnd Puss on his back.
Joan’s dog, Prinny,No learning did lack,He’d carry Poll in his mouthAnd Puss on his back.
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Jumping Joan.
As Joan lov’d jumping,She learned her cat,Look at them both,And see what they’re at.
As Joan lov’d jumping,She learned her cat,Look at them both,And see what they’re at.
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Jumping Joan.
Here’s Pussy a washingJoan’s linen you know,She could wash for herselfA long while ago.
Here’s Pussy a washingJoan’s linen you know,She could wash for herselfA long while ago.
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Jumping Joan.
Now Prinny, Joan’s dog,To market would go,But what he’ll bring back,I’m sure I don’t know.
Now Prinny, Joan’s dog,To market would go,But what he’ll bring back,I’m sure I don’t know.
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Jumping Joan.
Here’s Pussy drest outLike a lady so gay,She’s going to court, ifShe finds but the way.
Here’s Pussy drest outLike a lady so gay,She’s going to court, ifShe finds but the way.
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Jumping Joan.
Here’s Prinny and PussyTo dancing have got,While Joan plays a tuneOn the lid of a pot.
Here’s Prinny and PussyTo dancing have got,While Joan plays a tuneOn the lid of a pot.
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Jumping Joan.
Here’s Joan with a whip,Taking very long strides,And vows if she finds ’em,She’ll bang both their hides.
Here’s Joan with a whip,Taking very long strides,And vows if she finds ’em,She’ll bang both their hides.
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Jumping Joan.
Here’s Prinny with gun,Sword and gorget so smart,He’s going to France,To fight Bonaparte.
Here’s Prinny with gun,Sword and gorget so smart,He’s going to France,To fight Bonaparte.
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Jumping Joan.
And Joan’s threat had fill’dPoor Prin with alarms,He said he’d not fight,And so grounded his arms.
And Joan’s threat had fill’dPoor Prin with alarms,He said he’d not fight,And so grounded his arms.
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Jumping Joan.
Then Puss in a frightRan back to the house,She pull’d off her clothes,And has just caught a mouse.
Then Puss in a frightRan back to the house,She pull’d off her clothes,And has just caught a mouse.
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Jumping Joan.
Then Joan she came in,Call’d the cat saucy puss,And said Prin was a puppy,To frighten her thus.
Then Joan she came in,Call’d the cat saucy puss,And said Prin was a puppy,To frighten her thus.
Jumping Joan. They fell on their knees, Her pardon to crave, And promis’d in future, They’d better behave. J. Catnach, Printer.
This Milk Maid and Book for a halfpenny.
TO THE
Juvenile Reader.
Little Boys and Girls will findAtCatnach’ssomething to their mind.From great variety may choose,What will instruct them and amuse;The prettiest plates that you can find,To please at once the eye and mind,In all his little books appear,In natural beauty, shining clear,Instruction unto youth when given,Points the path from earth to heaven.He sells by Wholesale and Retail,To suit all moral tastes can’t fail.
Little Boys and Girls will findAtCatnach’ssomething to their mind.From great variety may choose,What will instruct them and amuse;The prettiest plates that you can find,To please at once the eye and mind,In all his little books appear,In natural beauty, shining clear,Instruction unto youth when given,Points the path from earth to heaven.He sells by Wholesale and Retail,To suit all moral tastes can’t fail.
THE
Butterfly’s Ball,
AND
Grasshopper’s Feast.
Come take up your hats,And away let us haste,To the Butterfly’s Ball,Or the Grasshoppers Feast.
Come take up your hats,And away let us haste,To the Butterfly’s Ball,Or the Grasshoppers Feast.
J. Catnach,2, Monmouth Court, 7 Dials.
THE
BUTTERFLY’S BALL,
AND
Grasshopper’s Feast.
The trumpeter Gad-fly,Has summon’d the crew,And the revels are now,Only waiting for you.
The trumpeter Gad-fly,Has summon’d the crew,And the revels are now,Only waiting for you.
On the smooth shaved grass,By the side of a wood.Beneath a broad oak,Which for ages had stood.
On the smooth shaved grass,By the side of a wood.Beneath a broad oak,Which for ages had stood.
See the children of earth,And the tenants of air,To an evening’s amusement,Together repair.
See the children of earth,And the tenants of air,To an evening’s amusement,Together repair.
And there came the Beetle,So blind and so black,And carried the Emmet,His friend on his back.
And there came the Beetle,So blind and so black,And carried the Emmet,His friend on his back.
And there came the Gnat,And the Dragon-fly too,And all their relations—Green, orange and blue.
And there came the Gnat,And the Dragon-fly too,And all their relations—Green, orange and blue.
And there came the MothWith her plume of down,And the Hornet with jacketOf yellow and brown.
And there came the MothWith her plume of down,And the Hornet with jacketOf yellow and brown.
Who with him the Wasp,His companion did bring,But they promised that eveningTo lay by their sting.
Who with him the Wasp,His companion did bring,But they promised that eveningTo lay by their sting.
The sly little Dormouse,Peep’d out of his hole,And led to the feast,His blind cousin the Mole.
The sly little Dormouse,Peep’d out of his hole,And led to the feast,His blind cousin the Mole.
And the Snail with his horns,Peeping out of a shell.Came fatigued with the distance,The length of an ell.
And the Snail with his horns,Peeping out of a shell.Came fatigued with the distance,The length of an ell.
A Mushroom the table,And on it was spread,A water-dock leaf,Which their table-cloth made.
A Mushroom the table,And on it was spread,A water-dock leaf,Which their table-cloth made.
The viands were various,To each of their taste,And the Bee brought the honey,To sweeten the feast
The viands were various,To each of their taste,And the Bee brought the honey,To sweeten the feast
With steps most majestic,The Snail did advance,And he promised the gazersA minuet to dance.
With steps most majestic,The Snail did advance,And he promised the gazersA minuet to dance.
But they all laugh’d so loud,That he drew in his head,And went in his ownLittle chamber to bed.
But they all laugh’d so loud,That he drew in his head,And went in his ownLittle chamber to bed.
Then as the evening gave wayTo the shadows of night,Their watchman the glow-wormCame out with his light.
Then as the evening gave wayTo the shadows of night,Their watchman the glow-wormCame out with his light.
So home let us hasten, While yet we can see, For no watchman is waiting, For you or for me. J. Catnach, Printer.
A halfpenny Pay and take honest Tray.
Let all good children come to me,And I’ll learn them their
Let all good children come to me,And I’ll learn them their
A B C
THE Easter Gift; BEING A USEFUL TOY FOR Little Miss & Master TO LEARN THEIR ABC J. Catnach, Printer, 2, & 3, Monmouth-Court, 7 Dials.
AWas an Archer and shot at a frog,But missing his mark shot into a bog.
AWas an Archer and shot at a frog,But missing his mark shot into a bog.
BWas a Butcher and had a great dog,Who always went round the streets with a clog.
BWas a Butcher and had a great dog,Who always went round the streets with a clog.
CWas a Captain so brave and so grand,He headed in buff the stately train’d band.
CWas a Captain so brave and so grand,He headed in buff the stately train’d band.
DWas a Drunkard and lov’d a full pot,His face and his belly shew’d him a great sot.
DWas a Drunkard and lov’d a full pot,His face and his belly shew’d him a great sot.
EWas an Esquire, both lofty and proud,His servant was softy though he was full loud.
EWas an Esquire, both lofty and proud,His servant was softy though he was full loud.
FWas a Farmer and followed the plough,And gathered good from the sweat of his brow.
FWas a Farmer and followed the plough,And gathered good from the sweat of his brow.
GWas a Gamester, and oft would he play,A poor single ace against a bold tray.
GWas a Gamester, and oft would he play,A poor single ace against a bold tray.
HHunted the buck, and likewise the doe,The hart and the fox, and also the roe.
HHunted the buck, and likewise the doe,The hart and the fox, and also the roe.
IWas an Image set up at Rome,Many that see it were better at home.
IWas an Image set up at Rome,Many that see it were better at home.
JWas a Joiner and built him a house,A little time after there came in a mouse.
JWas a Joiner and built him a house,A little time after there came in a mouse.
KWas a King, who would drink and carouse,Affrighted was he at a stand and a mouse.
KWas a King, who would drink and carouse,Affrighted was he at a stand and a mouse.
LWas a Lady that lov’d a fine tree,Though none understood it so little as she.
LWas a Lady that lov’d a fine tree,Though none understood it so little as she.
MWas a Merchant to foreign lands gone.To bring home fine tea and rich silks anon.
MWas a Merchant to foreign lands gone.To bring home fine tea and rich silks anon.
NWas a Noble of birth and high power,To the poor most gentle, to the haughty most sour.
NWas a Noble of birth and high power,To the poor most gentle, to the haughty most sour.
OWith her Oysters, a delicate cry.Come buy my sweet Oyster, come buy, come buy.
OWith her Oysters, a delicate cry.Come buy my sweet Oyster, come buy, come buy.
PWas a Parson, and wore a black gown,For goodness and virtue of high renown.
PWas a Parson, and wore a black gown,For goodness and virtue of high renown.
QWas a Quaker, both stiff and upright,In yea and nay they chiefly delight.
QWas a Quaker, both stiff and upright,In yea and nay they chiefly delight.
RWas a Robber on the highway,For which he’s been hung this many a day.
RWas a Robber on the highway,For which he’s been hung this many a day.
SWas a Sailor and liv’d in a ship,He made the Spaniards and French for to skip.
SWas a Sailor and liv’d in a ship,He made the Spaniards and French for to skip.
TWas Tom Tinker and mended a kettle,While he was hammering was deaf as a beetle.
TWas Tom Tinker and mended a kettle,While he was hammering was deaf as a beetle.
UWas an Undertaker at work for his bread.The living must pay, though he works for the dead.
UWas an Undertaker at work for his bread.The living must pay, though he works for the dead.
VWas a Vintner that loved his pottle,Went seldom to bed without his full bottle.
VWas a Vintner that loved his pottle,Went seldom to bed without his full bottle.
WWas a Watchman, to guard the warehouse,That rogues did not strip it of every souse.
WWas a Watchman, to guard the warehouse,That rogues did not strip it of every souse.
XWas expensive, and so became poor,With his little dog begged from door to door.
XWas expensive, and so became poor,With his little dog begged from door to door.
YWas a Youngster that lov’d not his school,But trundled his hoop though out of all rule.
YWas a Youngster that lov’d not his school,But trundled his hoop though out of all rule.
ZWas a Zany that look’d like a fool,With his long tassell’d cap he was the boy’s fool.
ZWas a Zany that look’d like a fool,With his long tassell’d cap he was the boy’s fool.
And when your great letters you know,Then I’ll teach you the small ones also.
And when your great letters you know,Then I’ll teach you the small ones also.
Printed by J. Catnach.
THE Tragical Death OF AN Apple Pie, Who was Cut to Pieces AND EATEN BY Twenty-Five Gentlemen, WITH WHOM All Little People OUGHT TO BE ACQUAINTED PRINTED BY J. PAUL & Co., LONDON; 2 & 3, Monmouth Court.
An apple pie when it looks nice,Would make one long to have a slice,And if its taste should prove so too,I fear one slice would scarcely do,So to prevent my asking twice,Pray mamma, cut a good large slice.
An apple pie when it looks nice,Would make one long to have a slice,And if its taste should prove so too,I fear one slice would scarcely do,So to prevent my asking twice,Pray mamma, cut a good large slice.
THELIFE AND DEATHOF ANAPPLE PIE.
ABAn Apple-pie.Bit it.
ABAn Apple-pie.Bit it.
CDCut it.Dealt it.
CDCut it.Dealt it.
EFDid eat it.Fought for it.
EFDid eat it.Fought for it.
GHGot it.Had it.
GHGot it.Had it.
JKJoin’d for it.Kept it.
JKJoin’d for it.Kept it.
LMLong’d for it.Mourned for it.
LMLong’d for it.Mourned for it.
NONodded at it.Open’d it.
NONodded at it.Open’d it.
PQPeeped into it.Quartered it.
PQPeeped into it.Quartered it.
RSRan for it.Stole it.
RSRan for it.Stole it.
TVTook it.View’d it.
TVTook it.View’d it.
WXYZ and &Wanted it.All wished fora piece in hand.
WXYZ and &Wanted it.All wished fora piece in hand.
At last they every one agreed,Upon the apple pie to feed;But as there seem’d to be so many,Those who were last might not have any,Unless some method there was takenThat every one might have their bacon,They all agreed to stand in order,Around the apple pie’s fine border,Take turn as they in hornbook standFrom great A down to &,In equal parts the pie divide,As you may see on the other side.
At last they every one agreed,Upon the apple pie to feed;But as there seem’d to be so many,Those who were last might not have any,Unless some method there was takenThat every one might have their bacon,They all agreed to stand in order,Around the apple pie’s fine border,Take turn as they in hornbook standFrom great A down to &,In equal parts the pie divide,As you may see on the other side.
A curious Discourse that passed between the Twenty-five Letters at dinner time.
A 1. Says, A, give me a good large slice.B 2. Says B, a little bit but nice.C 3. Says C, cut me a piece of crust.D 4. Take it, says D, ’tis dry as dust.E 5. Says E, I’ll eat it fast, who will?F 6. Says F, I vow I’ll have my fill.G 7. Says G, give it me both good and great.H 8. Says H, a little bit I hate.I 9. Says I, I love the juice the best.K 10. And K, the very same confess’d.L 11. Says L, there’s nothing more I love.M 12. Says M, it makes your teeth to move.N 13. N notic’d what the others said,O 14. O, others plates with grief survey’d.P 15. P prais’d the cook up to the life.Q 16. Q quarrell’d because he’d a bad knife.R 17. Says R, it runs short I’m afraid.S 18. S, silent sat and nothing said.T 19. T, thought that talking might lose time.U 20. U understood it at meals a crime.W 21. W wish’d there had been a quince in.X 22. Says X, those cooks there’s no convincing.Y 23 Says Y, I’ll eat, let others wish.Z 24. Z sat as mute as any fish.& 25. While & he lick’d the dish.
A 1. Says, A, give me a good large slice.B 2. Says B, a little bit but nice.C 3. Says C, cut me a piece of crust.D 4. Take it, says D, ’tis dry as dust.E 5. Says E, I’ll eat it fast, who will?F 6. Says F, I vow I’ll have my fill.G 7. Says G, give it me both good and great.H 8. Says H, a little bit I hate.I 9. Says I, I love the juice the best.K 10. And K, the very same confess’d.L 11. Says L, there’s nothing more I love.M 12. Says M, it makes your teeth to move.N 13. N notic’d what the others said,O 14. O, others plates with grief survey’d.P 15. P prais’d the cook up to the life.Q 16. Q quarrell’d because he’d a bad knife.R 17. Says R, it runs short I’m afraid.S 18. S, silent sat and nothing said.T 19. T, thought that talking might lose time.U 20. U understood it at meals a crime.W 21. W wish’d there had been a quince in.X 22. Says X, those cooks there’s no convincing.Y 23 Says Y, I’ll eat, let others wish.Z 24. Z sat as mute as any fish.& 25. While & he lick’d the dish.
Having concluded their discourse and dinner together, I have nothing more to add; but if my little readers are pleased with what they have found in this book they have nothing to do but to run to J. Paul & Co’s., 2, & 3, Monmouth Court; 7 Dials, where they may have a great variety of books not less entertaining than this of the same size and price.
But that you may not think I leave you too abruptly, I here present you with the picture of dame Dumpling, who made the Apple pie you have been reading about; she has several more in her basket, and she promised that if you are good children you shall never go to bed supperless while shehas one left. But as good people always ask a blessing, as a token that you are good and deserve a pie, you must learn the two following Graces, that one be said before your meals, and the other after.
Grace before Meat.
Good Lord, bless us, and these thy creatures, to our use, which we are about to receive, of thy bounteous liberality, through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.
Grace after Meat.
We thank thee, O Lord, for all the benefits of this time, and of our whole lives. Make us thankful for all thy mercies now, and for evermore.Amen.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS PUT INTO SHORT RHYME. J. Paul & Co., Printers.
OLD MOTHER HUBBARD AND HER WONDERFUL DOG.