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+*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 10965 ***
+
+THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN,
+
+OR
+
+_No News, and Strange News_.
+
+
+
+ADORNED WITH CUTS
+
+
+
+[Illustration: FRONTISPIECE]
+
+  Here you may see what's very rare,
+    The world turn'd upside down;
+  A tree and castle in the air,
+    A man walk on his crown.
+
+
+
+
+THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN,
+
+OR,
+
+_No News, and Strange News_.
+
+
+[Illustration: TAILOR RIDING A GOOSE.]
+
+
+
+
+_Roman Capital and Small Letters_.
+
+          A B C D E F G H I J K L
+             M N O P Q R S T U
+                 V W X Y Z
+
+    a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r
+          s t u v w x y z ae oe &
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+_Italic Capital and Small Letters_.
+
+        _A B C D E F G H I J K L M
+         N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z_
+
+   _a b e d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r
+          s t u v w x y z ae oe &_
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a butcher kill a hog, is no news;
+  But to see a hare run after a dog, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+  This hare hunts the dog,
+    Tho' all of you know,
+  Most dogs hunt the hare--
+    But here it's not so.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a poor man and a rich, is no news;
+  But to see the devil hugging a witch, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Is your name Nick, sir,
+    Or Old Harry,
+  I insist you tell before
+    We marry.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a cat catching a mouse, is no news;
+  But to see a rat building a house, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Some rats take delight to gnaw
+    Houses down--
+  I want to build a good
+    House of my own.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a bird picking at fruit, is no news;
+  But to see a dog playing the flute, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  You see I am playing here,
+    Too, too, too, too;
+  When I've done with my flute,
+    I'll give it to you.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a greyhound catch a hare, is no news;
+  But to see a lamb hunting a bear, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  The bear runs away, the
+    Lamb is pursuing;
+  If he catches the bear,
+    There'll be terrible doing.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see an eagle spread her wings, is no news;
+  But to see an old  man in leading strings, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Take care, grandpapa, lest
+    You should fall,
+  And if you want your
+    Chair--pray call.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a weaver throw his shuttle, is no news;
+  But to see a man get in a quart bottle, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  You'll all be amazed to
+    See me get in,
+  And much more surprised
+    If I get out again.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To hear of a Frenchman eating a frog, is no news;
+  But to see a butcher stuck by a hog, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Don't hollo!
+    'Tis only a knife,
+  You never stuck a pig
+     So easy in your life.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a gardener gather a salad, is no news;
+  But to see an ass singing a ballad, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  My voice is so fine,
+    And so charming the tune,
+  I expect for to sing at
+    The opera soon.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a man get a boat, is no news;
+  But to see a man jump down his throat, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  If I once get my legs in
+    As far as my knees,
+  The rest will slip down
+    With a great deal of ease.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a dog baiting a bull, is no news;
+  But to see a ram spinning of wool, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Good lack a daisy!
+    How you grin,
+  To see a poor ram
+    Try to spin.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a tailor making a coat, is no news;
+  But to see a hog rowing a boat, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Step into my boat,
+    I'll give you a row,
+  I'm an excellent waterman,
+    All of you know.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a man fish in a moat, is no news;
+  But to see a monkey shaving a goat, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  My lather is good, and
+    My razor is keen,
+  In two minutes time,
+    I'll shave you quite clean.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a miller grinding corn, is no news;
+  But to see an ox blowing a horn, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  I blow and I run,
+    And I run and I blow,
+  And which I do best,
+    I'm sure I don't know.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a shoemaker hammer his leather, is no news;
+  But to see a hound and a buck drinking together, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Mr. Buck, I wish you luck.
+  Mr. Hound, your most profound.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a good boy read his book, is no news;
+  But to see a goose roasting a cook, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  I'll roast ye, and baste ye,
+  But who will may taste ye.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a beau at his toilet dress, is no news;
+  But to see two horses playing at chess, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Mr. Horse, you don't play
+    Fair, but cheat:
+  Mr. Nag, you say so,
+    Now you're beat.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a high-bred horse when prancing, is no news;
+  But to see a cat fiddling and mice all dancing, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Come foot it, my dears,
+    And when you've done,
+  I'll eat you for supper,
+    Aye, every one.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a lady drinking of tea, is no news;
+  But to see a bird shoot a man in a tree, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  First of all, I'll shoot this clown,
+  And then I'll bring his bow wow down.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a boy swim in a brook, is no news;
+  But to see a fish catch a man with hook, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Spare me, good Mr. Fish,
+    I didn't molest you.
+  I'll spare you no longer
+    Than till I dress you.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a cat steal milk from a pan, is no news;
+  But to see a buck hunting a man, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Hark forward, huzza,
+    He can't get away:
+  And he's not buck enough
+    To stand at a bay.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a cobbler mending a shoe, is no news;
+  But to see a goat cry old clothes like a jew, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  'Tis alvays my vay,
+    To cheat ven I can,
+  Yet for all that I be
+    A very goot man.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a haymaker using of rakes, is no news;
+  But to see a bear making plum cakes, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  What I have got in the pan,
+    I shall eat if I can,
+  And this cake on the shelf,
+    I shall keep for myself.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see a barrel made by a cooper, is no news,
+  But to see a goat act the part of a trooper, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Hur will fight hur foes
+    For the honour of Wales,
+  And if the French come,
+    They shall turn their tails.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To see wrestlers kicking shins, is no news;
+  But to see cats playing at nine pins, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  I'll lay a penny, you don't get many.
+  I'll knock down all, and swallow the ball.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+  To hear a parrot say, pretty Poll, is no news;
+  But to see a sow with a parasol, is strange indeed!
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+  Like a lady I shine,
+    I'm so fat and so fine;
+  I've a right I suppose,
+    To a shade for my nose.
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
+[Illustration: MONKEY RIDING A BEAR.]
+
+       *       *       *       *       *
+
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+
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+  The Cries of York
+  Surprising Adventures of Puss in Boots
+  Sister's Gift; or the Bad Boy Reformed
+  Tom Thumb's Folio
+  The History of Giles Gingerbread
+  The Hermit of the Forest
+  Entertainments at the Royal Circus
+  The House that Jack Built
+  The World turned Upside Down
+  The Cries of London
+  Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog, in Three Parts
+  Cinderella; or, the Little Glass Slipper
+  A New-Year's Gift
+  A Collection of Fables
+  A Collection of Riddles
+  The Foundling
+  Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
+
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+
+End of Project Gutenberg's The World Turned Upside Down, by Anonymous
+
+*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 10965 ***