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Illustrations to
Popular Songs Published by
Thomas McLean,
Repository of Wit & Humour, London Original Hand-colored
soft-ground etchings, 200 years old Image Size: varies, but approx.
7¾ x 9½ inches in most cases Condition:
Mostly Excellent.
Some prints
may have signs of
foxing or other |
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Awake ye dull sportsmen bid slumber adieu Hark away my brave boys to the meadows repair
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Then when our mettles at its pitch Whle many a broken sconce and face Let muddy ditches wash your face
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A stormy sky o'ercharg'd with rain Then we rid & spur for a two hours chase
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To hunting all pleasure and pastime must yield Hark away, hark away To the sound of the horn
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Sportsmen who are staunch & true A fig for the man who embark'd in the chase... A true sportsman resolv'd,
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Bright Phoebus in Cancer has mounted his Car...
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