Monday, November 12, 2012

Hark, Hark (1911)

We will say "hark, hark." Now one, two, all! Hark, hark! The dogs do bark. The beggars are coming to town. Some in rags, Some in tags, And some in velvet gowns.
Kate F. Oswell and C.B. Gilbert The American School Readers Primer. (New York: The MacMillan Company, 1911).

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Saturday, November 10, 2012

World Turned Upside Down (1919)

Rhymes for Children: Illustrated with Appropriate Woodcuts. 1 (November 1919).

Friday, November 9, 2012

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Feeing Thefe Cocks Mangle (1786)

The History of a Little Boy Found Under a  Haycock Continued From the First Part, Given in the Royal Alphabet, or, Child's Best Instructor. (London: E. Newbery, 1786).

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Lesson 2 (1907)

Boys run; see the boys run. Dogs play; see the dogs play.  Man shoot; see the man shoot.
Benj. M. Black. Primer. (Boston: Educational Publishing Company, 1907).

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

A Kiss for a Blow (1853)

H.C. Wright. A Kiss for a Blow and Other Tales. (London: George Routledge and Sons, 1853). 

Monday, November 5, 2012

Hoop on a Nail (1866)

J.T. Trowbridge. "Half-hours With Father Brighthopes." Our Young Folks. 2 (October 1866).

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Children at Play (1886)

"Children at Play," drawn by W. J. Hennessy from the new illustrated edition of "Maud Miller" by John G. Whittier
Our Young Folks: An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls. 2 (December 1866).

Saturday, November 3, 2012

He Cut Her a Whip (1903)

He cut her a whip
Florence Wilkinson. "The Fairy Valley." Harper's Monthly Magazine. 107 (October 1903).