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The House that Jack Built, page 25.

Caldecott, Randolph, 1878, Publisher's print
The House that Jack Built, page 25.
The House that Jack Built, page 25.
The House that Jack Built, page 25.
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40119
Title
The House that Jack Built, page 25.
Description
Two line drawings depict a Priest walking through the graveyard in front of his Church and a cockerel standing proudly, surrounded by hens. The accompanying text reads as follows,
"This is the Priest, all shaven and shorn,
That married the Man all tattered and torn,
That kissed the Maiden all forlorn,
That milked the Cow with
the crumpled horn,
That tossed the Dog,
That worried the Cat,
That killed the Rat,
That ate the Malt,
That lay in the House that
Jack built."
"This is the Cock that crowed in the morn
That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn,
That married the Man all tattered and torn,
That kissed the Maiden all forlorn,
That milked the Cow with
the crumpled horn,
That tossed the Dog,
That worried the Cat,
That killed the Rat,
That ate the Malt,
That lay in the House that
Jack built."
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Date
1878
Size
23.0 x 20.3 cm
Location
Art and Design Library
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