The House That Jack Built, a Game of Forfeits / To Which is Added, the Entertaining Fable of "The Magpie"

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A Fable.

A Fable. (2)


TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Minor punctuation and capitalization corrections have been made; the word “eat” appears in the original (versus “ate”).



THE

HOUSE

THAT

JACK BUILT;

A Game of forfeits.

To which is added,

The Entertaining Fable

OF

“THE MAGPIE.”


Embellished with Engravings.


LONDON:

Printed and Sold by,

E. MARSHALL,

140, Fleet Street.

From Aldermary Church-yard.


price, 1s.



This is the House that Jack built.

This is the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Maiden, all forlorn, that milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Man all tattered and torn, that kissed the Maiden all forlorn, who milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Priest all shaven and shorn, who married the Man all tattered and torn, unto the Maiden all forlorn, who milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.

This is the Cock that crowed in the morn, that waked the Priest all shaven and shorn, that married the Man all tattered and torn, unto the Maiden all forlorn, who milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built.


THE MAGPIE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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