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Jane Johnson Manuscript Nursery Library, ca. 1740-1759

 
Set 5. A was an Al-der-man  

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Scope Note Set of 12 unnumbered cards, 2 letters of the alphabet and 2 lines to a card, omitting the letters "j" and "u." Plain uncolored pictures in the center of card. Verso blank. 12 items.
 
[1] A and B

a/ Was an Al-der-man, in a fine Gown,/ b/ Was a Bar-ber, that Shaved his Crown.

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[2] C and D

c/ Was a Cob-ler, and liv'd in a Stall./ d/ Was a Draw-er, Pray Sir do you Call?

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[3] E and F

e/ Was an em-press, en-ro-bed in black./ f/ Was a Fox, with a Goose at his back.

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[4] G and H

g/ Was a good man, that bought and sold hogs./ h/ Was a Hunter, quite fond of his Dogs.

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[5] I and K

i/ Was an ink-horn, as black as a Crow./ k/ Was a keep-er, and shot at a Doe.

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[6] L and M

l/ Was a la-dy, whose beau-ty was frail,/ m/ Was a Monk-key, with-out a-ny Tail.

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[7] N and O

n/ Was a naugh-ty Boy....in his dish,/ o/ Was an Ot-ter, that eat up the fish.

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[8] P and Q

p/ Was a Py-rate and Rob'd on the Seas./ q/ Was a qua-ker, as stiff as you please.

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[9] R and S

r/ Was a Rab-bet, as brisk as a Bee./ s/ Was a Squir-rel, and Tripp'd on a tree.

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[10] T and U

t/ Was a Tra-der, and ga-ther'd up pelf./ u/ Was as ug-ly as AEsop him-self.

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[11] W and X

w/ Was a Wa-ter-man, and ply'd in the Creeks/ x/ Was that Xerx-es that fought with the Greeks

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[12] Y and Z

y/ Was a Yeo-man could Blust-er and strut/ z/ Was a Zea-lot, and liv'd in a Hutt.

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