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Title: The World Turned Upside Down
No News, and Strange News

Author: Anonymous

Release Date: February 6, 2004 [EBook #10965]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN,

OR

_No News, and Strange News_.

ADORNED WITH CUTS

[Illustration: FRONTISPIECE]

Here you may see what's very rare,
The world turn'd upside down;
A tree and castle in the air,
A man walk on his crown.

THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN,

OR,

_No News, and Strange News_.

[Illustration: TAILOR RIDING A GOOSE.]

_Roman Capital and Small Letters_.

A B C D E F G H I J K L
M N O P Q R S T U
V W X Y Z

a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r
s t u v w x y z ae oe &

* * * * *

_Italic Capital and Small Letters_.

_A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z_

_a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r
s t u v w x y z ae oe &_

* * * * *

To see a butcher kill a hog, is no news;
But to see a hare run after a dog, is strange indeed!

[Illustration]

This hare hunts the dog,
Tho' all of you know,
Most dogs hunt the hare--
But here it's not so.

* * * * *

To see a poor man and a rich, is no news;
But to see the devil hugging a witch, is strange indeed!

[Illustration]

Is your name Nick, sir,
Or Old Harry,
I insist you tell before
We marry.

* * * * *

To see a cat catching a mouse, is no news;
But to see a rat building a house, is strange indeed!

[Illustration]

Some rats take delight to gnaw
Houses down--
I want to build a good
House of my own.

* * * * *

To see a bird picking at fruit, is no news;
But to see a dog playing the flute, is strange i