An Entertaining History of Tom Thumb

An Entertaining History of Tom Thumb - William Raine's Edition

Title: An Entertaining History of Tom Thumb Subtitle: William Raine's Edition Author: Unknown Release Date: March 10, 2008 [EBook #24795] Language: English Credits: Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) AN ENTERTAINING HISTORY of TOM THUMB. EMBELLISHED WITH EIGHT COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. BALTIMORE: PRINTED & PUBLISHED BY Wm. RAINE, No. 74, Baltimore street. William Raines Edition. AN ENTERTAINING HISTORY OF TOM THUMB. In great King Arthurs reign, Toms history first begun; A farmers wife had sighd in vain to have a darling son! A fairy listend to her call, and granted her the same; But being very small, Tom Thumb she did him name. To please him every means shed take, And a pudding large did for him make; But in trying to obtain a sip, Into the batter did he slip! The batter in the pot went plump; Tom made the pudding skip and jump! His mother, with affright, did this espy, And gave it to a tinker passing by; Tom screamd so loud, that, in dismay, He threw it down, and ran away. Tom to the fields with his mother went, To milk the cow was her intent; The wind blew high as they did walk, So she tied him to a thistle stalk; The cow the thistle viewd and croppd, In her mouth, with Tom, it soon was poppd! Her teeth put Tom in such a fright, That he mother bawld with all his might! The cow, on hearing such a rout, Opend her jaws, and Tom stepd out. Our hero great exploits went through; Away with him, once, a raven flew! A giant on him made a dish; He once was swallowd by a fish! Poor Tom fell sick; when, in a trice, There came a car with flying mice: The queen, inside the car so grand, Conveyd poor Tom to a fairy land. His health restored, she, by her art, In a gale, sent Tom to Arthurs court. King Arthur loved good furmenty, The cook made a bowl for his majesty; In conveying it to the palace, hot, Our hero into the bowl did drop! The cook was filld with great surprise, For the liquor burnt his nose and eyes. The bowl being broke, the angry cook Before the king our hero took: When the king beheld Toms awful plight, He pardon gave, and dubbd him knight. Tom, in the palace, lived content; With the king to hunt, on a mouse he went: One day, the mouse a cat espied, And soon to catch him pussey tried; Tom drew his sword, and spoilt her treat, By slaying pussey at his feet. Thus, Tom lived happywithout strife, Till the queen, in anger, sought his life. In the palace he could no longer stay; So on a butterfly he rode away. The butterfly flew from flower to flower; The queen tried to catch it for many an hour; Till at last, oh, direful tale to tell, Into a spiders web our hero fell! The spider ran to seize his prey; Tom, with his sword, fought valiantly; Till, alas! the spiders poisonous breath Was the cause of our gallant heros death. In a bower of roses his tomb they reard, And on it this epitaph appeard: Of life deprived, by a spiders bite, Here lies Tom Thumb, a valiant knight: His feasts in Arthurs court, and sight, Filld all with wonder and delight. He was bold at tilt and tournament; On a mouse, with the king, the hunt he went: His deeds were great, tho his size was small, And his death was mourned by one and all. Then, reader, pause; one tear now shed, And cry, Alas! Tom Thumb is dead. WILLIAM RAINE, PRINTER & PUBLISHER, No. 74, Baltimore street, BALTIMORE, Has entered extensively into the publication of Juvenile Books. His facilities for manufacturing Works of this Class, enable him to furnish them at lower prices than any other Establishment in the United States. NEW COLOURED BOOKS. ROYAL 12 mo. The following are published and neatly packed up in 2dozens, containing 24different books. An entertaining History of Tom Thumb. New Nursery Book, or, Rhymes for children. The History of Simple Simon. Mother Gooses Amusing little scraps for children. An Entertaining History of Little Jack Horner. The Comical Adventures of the Little Woman. History of Mother Goose and the Golden Egg. Dame Wiggins, of Lee, and her Seven cats. Spring of Knowledge, or the Alphabet Illustrated. Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy. The Amusing History of Punch and Judy. The Adventures of Paul Pry, in London. Henry Adair, or, the Youthful Laborer. The History of Wittington and his Cat. First Steps on the Ladder of Learning. Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper. The Peahen at Home, or the Swans Bridal Day. Adventures of Goody Two Shoes. The Butterflys Ball, and Grasshoppers Feast. The New London Cries, or a Visit to Town. The Adventures of Little Dame Crump. Adventures of Mother Hubbard. Childs First Book. Puss in Boots. The Life and Death of Poor Cock Robin. Dame Trot and her Comical Cat. Childs Own Scrap Book. The House Jack Built. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 24795
Author: Unknown
Release Date: Mar 10, 2008
Format: eBook
Language: English