Read here

Peter Prim's Profitable Present To the little misses and masters of the United States

Unknown · Public domain text

279 words · about 1 min to read

About this edition

The text of Peter Prim's Profitable Present To the little misses and masters of the United States comes from Project Gutenberg e-text #24694. It is in English and public domain in the United States. Project Gutenberg’s header and license text are removed, and RedLectern sets the text out for reading on screen; no words of the book are rewritten or summarized. More formats (EPUB, Kindle) · How RedLectern is built

This text-only edition leaves out 6 illustrations. See the illustrated edition at Project Gutenberg.

 

Contents (1)

Continue:

Peter Prim's Profitable Present To the little misses and masters of the United States

PETER PRIM'S

Profitable Present

TO

THE LITTLE MISSES AND MASTERS

OF

THE UNITED STATES.

"One--Two-- "Come buckle my shoe."

ILLUSTRATED WITH NEAT ENGRAVINGS,

PHILADELPHIA:

PUBLISHED BY MORGAN & SONS.

Price plain, 12-1/2 cents--coloured 18-3/4 cents.

1 2

ONE TWO

Come buckle my Shoe.

You lazy Elf!

Pray do it yourself.

Philadel^a. Pub. and Sold by W. Charles.

3 4

THREE FOUR

Shut the door:

Let us keep ourselves warm

And not think of the storm.

5 6

FIVE SIX

I'm picking some sticks,

That my mother may make

A nice currant Cake.

7 8

SEVEN EIGHT

You are come here too late.

'Tis all one to Ben,

He can go home again.

9 10

NINE TEN

Who'll buy a fat Hen?

Her bones are so small

You may eat legs and all.

11 12

ELEVEN TWELVE

I can dig and can delve,

Take care of the Sows,

And bring home the cows.

MORGAN & SONS,

Have recently Published, and for sale,

JUVENILE BOOKS,

EMBELLISHED WITH NEAT ENGRAVINGS.

Price 37-1/2 cents coloured, 25 cents plain.

The Gamut and Time Table, The House that Jack built, History of the old Woman and her Pig, Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog, Dame Trot and her Comical Cat,

PRICE 31-1/4 CENTS COLOURED, 18-3/4 CENTS PLAIN.

The Elm of Kensington, a Parody on the House that Jack built, The little Man and Maid, The Forty Thieves, Flora's Grand Gala,

PRICE 25 CENTS COLOURED, 18-3/4 CENTS PLAIN.

John Gilpin's ride to Edmonton, Mrs. Gilpin's return from Edmonton, Cinderella, or the little Glass Slipper, The little Poulterer, The little Farmer, The World turn'd Upside Down, History of Little Fanny, The History of Little Eliza, &c. &c.

Spotted a typo or a problem in this chapter? Tell us