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Set 6. A was an Ass
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Jane Johnson Manuscript Nursery Library, ca. 1740-1759
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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.
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[1] A and B
a/ Was an Ass, hard la-den with Goods./ b/ Was a Bear, and Liv'd in the
Woods.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[2] C and D
c/ Was a Cat that Kill'd Rats in the night./ d/ Was a snarling old Dog that
would bite.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[3] E and F
e/ Was an E-le-phant fifty years old,/ f/ Was a Fowl-er as Craf-ty as
bold.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[4] G and H
g/ Was a Goat and Liv'd on the Hills,/ h/ Was a Horse car-ry'd Bags to the
Mill.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[5] I and K
i/ Was a Jack-daw, wou'd prate like a Pie,/ k/ Was a Kite that flew up very
high.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[6] L and M
l/ Was a Leo-pard all spot-ted with grey,/ m/ Was a monk-fish that liv'd in
the Sea.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[7] N and O
n/ Was a Night-in-gale and Sung in the spring,/ o/ Was an Owl, and an ill
look-ing thing.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[8] P and Q
p/ Was a Par-rot could chat-ter and prate,/ q/ Was a Quail and pip'd ear-ly
and late.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[9] R and S
r/ Was a Rob-ber and dy'd by the Rope,/ s f fs [all are shown]/ Was a sultan
as great as the Pope.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[10] T and V
t/ Was a Tay-lor a lover of Apes,/ v/ Was a Vi-per in diff-er-ent
shapes.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[11] W and X
w/ Was a Wolf, both cun-ning and bold/ x/ Was Xan-tip-pe a ter-ri-ble
Scold.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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[12] Y and Z
y/ Was a Young-ster that drove a Woo-Gee,/ z/ Was Za-che-us that got up the
Tree.
Dimensions:
8.2 x 10 cm
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