Signor Topsy-Turvy's wonderful magic lantern or The World turned upside down. By the author of "My Mother," and other poems [Ann and Jane Taylor]. Illustrated with twenty-four engravings |
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THE HORSE TURNED DRIVER.
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THE HORSE TURNED DRIVER.
A poor looking hack,
Had long borne on her back
A groom, who did nothing but chide her,
Till at length unto her
Came a thought, “My good Sir,”
Quoth she, “I've a mind to turn rider.”
Had long borne on her back
A groom, who did nothing but chide her,
Till at length unto her
Came a thought, “My good Sir,”
Quoth she, “I've a mind to turn rider.”
So stirrup and bit,
She had alter'd to fit,
Nor of bridle and spur was she sparing;
And the groom she displays
In a saddle or chaise,
Whenever she goes for an airing.
She had alter'd to fit,
Nor of bridle and spur was she sparing;
And the groom she displays
In a saddle or chaise,
Whenever she goes for an airing.
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If he dare to complain,
She but tightens the rein,
And whips him for going no faster;
But some people say,
She had trudg'd to this day,
If he'd been a merciful master.
She but tightens the rein,
And whips him for going no faster;
But some people say,
She had trudg'd to this day,
If he'd been a merciful master.
A.
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