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Title: The Courtship, Marriage, and Pic-Nic Dinner of Cock Robin & Jenny Wren

Author: Anonymous

Release date: October 5, 2007 [eBook #22887]

Language: English

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COURTSHIP, AND MARRIAGE,

AND

PIC-NIC DINNER

OF

Cock Robin & Jenny Wren

WITH THE

DEATH AND BURIAL

OF

POOR COCK ROBIN.

EMBELLISHED WITH THIRTY NEAT COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.

LONDON:
PRINTED AND SOLD BY
DEAN & MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET.

Price six-pence.

COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN.

THE

COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE, &c.

OF

Cock Robin and Jenny Wren.



THE COURTSHIP.

Says Robin to Jenny,
If you will be mine,
You shall eat pies and puddings,
And drink currant-wine.

GENERAL INVITATION.

Jenny consented; the day was named,
The joyful news the Cock proclaimed.

PARSON AND CLERK.

Together came the Rook and Lark,
The one as Parson, t'other Clerk.

THE WEDDING.

The Goldfinch gave the bride away,
Who promis'd always to obey.

PREPARING FOR THE FEAST.

The feathery tenants of the air
Towards the Feast each gave a share.

THE DINNER.

The jovial party din'd together,
And fine and pleasant was the weather.

THE CONCERT.

The Nightingale was then call'd on,
To give the company a song.

A DUET.

The Linnet and the Goldfinch too,
Both sung as sweet as they could do.

THE HAPPY PAIR.

And Robin and his pretty mate
Together lived in happy state.

THE CRUEL HAWK.

But doleful to relate, one day,
A Hawk with Jenny flew away:

DEATH OF POOR ROBIN.

And Robin, by a wicked Sparrow,
Was shot dead with bow and arrow!

THE

DEATH AND BURIAL

OF

POOR COCK ROBIN.


POOR COCK ROBIN.

The Birds of the air fell to sighing and sobbing,
When they heard the sad fate of poor Cock Robin.

THE CRUEL SPARROW.

This cruel Sparrow
Kill'd Cock Robin with bow & arrow.

THE LITTLE FLY.

This little Fly
Saw poor Cock Robin die.

THE FISH WITH HIS DISH.

This little Fish
Caught his blood in the dish.

THE UNDERTAKER.

His shroud, by the Beetle,
Was made with thread-and-needle.

THE SEXTON.

This Owl so brave
Dug poor Cock Robin's grave.

THE BEARER.

His coffin, at night,
Was borne by the Kite.

THE PARSON.

I, said the Rook,
Will preach from my book.

THE CLERK.

Amen, said the Lark,
Who assisted as Clerk.

THE LINK-BEARER.

To light them, the Linnet
Fetched a Torch in a minute.

THE PALL-BEARERS.

These Wrens so small,
Bore poor Cock Robin's pall

THE CHIEF-MOURNER.

Says the innocent Dove,
I will mourn for my Love.

THE BELL-TOLLER.

The Bull tolled the Bell,
For poor Cock Robin's funeral knell.
All the birds in the air
Fell to sighing and sobbing,
When they heard the bell toll
For poor Cock Robin:
And vow'd that the Sparrow,
Who his life took away,
Should be tried for the murder
The very next day.

FINIS.


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Numerous elegant Coloured Engravings.

Aunt Ann's Gift, or Moral emblems in Prose and Verse: 8 engravings06
Courtship and Marriage of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren: 30 engravings06
Cries of London: 16 engravings06
Flowers that never Fade: 16 engravings06
Infant's Alphabet: 27 engravings06
Juvenile Pastimes, or Sports for the four Seasons: 30 engravings06
Juvenile Tell-Tale: 16 engravings06
Pretty Stories and Pretty Pictures: 16 engravings06
Sweets for Leisure Hours: 16 engravings06
Unlucky John, and his Lump of Silver: 16 engravings06
Wishing, or the Fisherman and his Wife: 16 engravings06

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