Chap-books of the eighteenth century . 220 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century, but the insect flew into the palace, and Tom was captured,was duly tried, and found guilty. So the King his sentence declard, How hanged he should be,And that a gibbet should be reard, And none should set him his sentence thus was past, Unto a prison he was in a Mousetrap he was fast. He had no other bed. He At last by chance the cat him spyd. And for a mouse did him attacked on each side. And did his prison Cat perceiving her mistake, Away she fled with made poor
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . 220 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century, but the insect flew into the palace, and Tom was captured,was duly tried, and found guilty. So the King his sentence declard, How hanged he should be,And that a gibbet should be reard, And none should set him his sentence thus was past, Unto a prison he was in a Mousetrap he was fast. He had no other bed. He At last by chance the cat him spyd. And for a mouse did him attacked on each side. And did his prison Cat perceiving her mistake, Away she fled with made poor Tom to flight betake. Being thus from prison there no more to dwell But break the Kings decree,Into a spiders web he fell. And could not hence get spider watching for his prey Took Tom to be a seized him without delay. Regarding not his p Tom Tlnwib. 221 The blood out of his body drains, He yielded up his breath ;Thus he was freed from all his pains, By his unlookd for death. Thus sadly ended the favourite of immortals and of kings ;but, from the fact that we hear no more of his going to FairyLand, it is probable that his immoral conduct could not becondoned by the good people. CI)t ^Jonnalurs <§lorg OR THE PRINCELY HISTORY OF THE GENTLE CRAFT SHEWING What renowned Princes, Heroes, and Worthies have been ofthe Shoemakers Trade, both in this and in other KingdomsLikewise why it is called the Gentle Craft; and that they saya Shoemakers son is a Prince born &c.
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