The Milkmaid - R. Caldecott's Picture Books

Randolph Caldecott

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• Langue: English

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The Milkmaid

R. Caldecott’s P ICTURE BOOKS

 

   

“Where are you going, my Pretty Maid?”

Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd.

The M ILKMAID .

An Old Song exhibited & explained in many designs by R. Caldecott.

 

 

A L ADY said to her Son—a poor young S QUIRE :

“You must seek a Wife with a Fortune!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Where are you going, my Pretty Maid?”

“I'm going a-milking, Sir,” she said.

 

 

 

“Shall I go with you, my Pretty Maid?”

“Oh yes, if you please, kind Sir,” she said.

 

 

 

 

“What is your Father, my Pretty Maid?”

“My Father's a Farmer, Sir,” she said.

 

 

 

“Shall I marry you, my Pretty Maid?”

“Oh thank you, kindly, Sir,” she said.

 

 

 

“But what is your fortune, my pretty Maid?”

“My face is my fortune, Sir,” she said.

 

 

 

“Then I can't marry you, my Pretty Maid!”

“Nobody asked you, Sir!” she said.

 

 

 

 

“Nobody asked you, Sir!” she said.

“Sir!” she said.