[1807] the House That Jack Built, A Game of Forfeits & the Magpie

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CHILDREN'S BOOKCOLLECTION

Ijjjjt LIBRARY OF THEJj UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES

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THE

HOUSE .* THAT

JACK BUILT;A-Game of forfeits.To which is added,

The Entertaining FableOF"THE MAGPIE/'

Embellished with Engravings.LONDON:

Printed and Sold by,E. MARSHALL,

140, Fleet Street.From Aldermary Church-yard^

PRICE, Isv


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This is tlieHoiisethat Jack built.


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This is the Malt,that lay in the Housethat Jack huilt .


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This is the- Rat,tliat eat the Malttliat lay in the Housethat Jack built.


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This is the Cat, thatkilled the Rat , thateat the Malt, that layin the House thatJack Vui.lt.


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This is the Do


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This is the Covr withthe crumpled horn, thattossed the Dog>, thatoworried the Cat, thattilled the Rat, that eatthe Malt that, lav in thei/House tkat Jack buil


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This is the Mam all tatteredjmxL torn, that kissed the Maidenall forlorn,who milked the Cowwith- the crnmpled horn, thattossed tlie Dog*, that worriedthe Cat, that killed the Rat,that eat the Malt, that lay inth e House that Jack hnil t .


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This is the Priest all shaven.and shorn ,who married the Manall tattered and torn, niito theMaiden all forlorn, who milkedthe Cow with the crumpled horn,that tossed the Dog, that worriedthe Cat, that tilled the Rat thateat the Malt, that lay in theHouse that Jack, huilt .


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tThis is th_e cock tliat crowedIIL tlie morn, tKat ^v^akedtkePriest all staven ami slionx,tliat married tlie Maii_ alltattered and tortL, Torto tlieMaiden all forlorn,


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milked the cow with the crump-led horn, that tossed the dog,that worried the cat, that killedthe rat, that eat the malt, thatlay in the House that Jack built.

THE MAGPIEA Fable.The Magpie alone, of all the birds,

had the art of building a nest; the formofwhich was with a covering over head,and only a small hole to creep out at.The rest of the birds being withouthouses, desired the pie to teach themhow to build one. A day is appointed,and they all meet. The Magpie thensays, "You must first lay two sticks a-cross, thus" "Aye," says the Crow,"I thought that was the way to begin."*-"Then lay a little straw, moss, and fea-thers, in such a manner as this." "Aye


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without doubt," says the Starling, "thatnecessarily follows; any one could tellbow to do that."When the Pie had gone- on teachingthem till the nest was built half way,andevery bird in his turn had known some-thing or other, he left offand said, "Gen-tlemen, I find you all know the methodof building nests as well, if not better,than I do myself, therefore you cannotwant any ofmy instruction:" So saying,he flew away, and left them to upbraideach other with their folly; which isvisible to this day, as few birds besidethe Magpie know how to build morethan half a nest.

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THE MAGPIE,A

Sftt by John Jfanr/ia2>J4O fleet Street London.


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[1807] the House That Jack Built, A Game of Forfeits & the Magpie

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