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    R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs
    R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs
    R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs
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    R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs

    By Randolph Caldecott

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 25, 2013
    R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs
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    Randolph Caldecott

    Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was a British artist and illustrator and the namesake of the Caldecott Medal. Although primarily known for highly influential children's book illustrations, he also lent his artistic skills to novels, travel writing, and humorous cartoons, as well as sculpture and paintings. Some of his best known illustrations appear in The House That Jack Built, John Gilpin, The Three Jovial Huntsmen, and A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go.

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      R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs - Randolph Caldecott

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures

      and Songs, by Various

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

      almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or

      re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included

      with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

      Title: R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs

      Author: Various

      Illustrator: R. Caldecott

      Release Date: March 8, 2007 [EBook #20777]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PICTURES AND SONGS ***

      Produced by K. Nordquist, Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online

      Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This

      file is gratefully uploaded to the PG collection in honor

      of Distributed Proofreaders having posted over 10,000

      ebooks.

      R. CALDECOTT’S

      first collection of

      PICTURES AND SONGS

      CONTAINING

      THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN

      THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT

      AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG

      THE BABES IN THE WOOD

      THE THREE JOVIAL HUNSTMEN

      SING A SONG FOR SIXPENCE

      THE QUEEN OF HEARTS

      THE FARMER’S BOY

      LONDON

      FREDERICK WARNE AND CO., LTD.

      AND NEW YORK

      PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN

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      THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN:

      Showing how he went father than he intended, and came safe home again.

      WRITTEN BY Wm. COWPER WITH DRAWINGS BY R. CALDECOTT

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      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,

      All in a chaise and pair.

      "My sister, and my sister’s child,

      Myself, and children three,

      Will fill the chaise; so you must ride

      On horseback after we."

      The Linendraper bold

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      He soon replied, "I do admire

      Of womankind but one,

      And you are she, my dearest dear,

      Therefore it shall be done.

      "I am a linendraper bold,

      As all the world doth know,

      And my good friend the calender

      Will lend his horse to go."

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      Quoth Mrs. Gilpin, "That’s well said;

      And for that wine is dear,

      We will be furnished with our own,

      Which is both bright and clear."

      John Gilpin kissed his loving wife;

      O’erjoyed was he to find,

      That though on pleasure she was bent,

      She had a frugal mind.

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      The morning came, the chaise was brought,

      But yet was not allowed

      To drive up to the door, lest all

      Should say that she was proud.

      So three doors off the chaise was stayed,

      Where they did all get in;

      Six precious souls, and all agog

      To dash through thick and thin.

      Smack went the whip, round went the wheels,

      Were never folks so glad!

      The stones did rattle underneath,

      As if Cheapside were mad.

      John Gilpin at his horse’s side

      Seized fast the flowing mane,

      And up he got, in haste to ride,

      But soon

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