man at first were friends;
But, when a pique began,
The dog, to gain some private ends,
Went mad, and bit the man.

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Around from all the neighbouring streets
The wondering neighbours ran;
And swore the dog had lost his wits,
To bite so good a man.

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The wound it seem'd both sore and sad
To every christian eye;
And while they swore the dog was mad,
They swore the man would die

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But soon a wonder came to light,
That show'd the rogues they lied--
The man recover'd of the bite;
The dog it was that died.

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Randolph Caldecott's

Picture Books

"The humour of Randolph Caldecott's drawings is simply irresistible, no
healthy-minded man, woman, or child could look at them without laughing."

_In square crown 4to, picture covers, with numerous coloured plates._

1 John Gilpin

2 The House that Jack Built

3 The Babes in the Wood

4 The Mad Dog

5 Three Jovial Huntsmen

6 Sing a Song for Sixpence

7 The Queen of Hearts

8 The Farmer's Boy

9 The Milkmaid

10 Hey-Diddle-Diddle and Baby Bunting

11 A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go

12 The Fox Jumps over the Parson's Gate

13 Come Lasses and Lads

14 Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury
Cross, &c.

15 Mrs. Mary Blaize

16 The Great Panjandrum Himself

_The above selections are also issued in Four Volumes, square crown 4to,
attractive binding. Each containing four different books, with their
Coloured Pictures and innumerable Outline Sketches._

1 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 1
2 R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2
3 H