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"Stop thief! stop thief! - a higwayman!" Not one of them was mute; And all that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. -John Gilpin-

"Stop thief! stop thief! - a higwayman!"
Not one of them was mute;
And all that passed that way
Did join in the pursuit.
-John Gilpin-

About 1914
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph on card stock.
DimensionsVertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2014.9472
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)
The Mare broke her knees and the Farmer his crown. -A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare.-
The Mare broke her knees and the Farmer his crown.
-A Farmer went trotting upon his grey mare.-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
"Then I can't marry you my pretty Maid!" -The Milkmaid-
"Then I can't marry you my pretty Maid!"
-The Milkmaid-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
"Nobody asked you, Sir!" she said. -The Milkmaid-
"Nobody asked you, Sir!" she said.
-The Milkmaid-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
A Frog he would a-wooing go, Whether his mother would let him or no. -A Frog he would a-wooing go-
A Frog he would a-wooing go,
Whether his mother would let him or no.
-A Frog he would a-wooing go-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
Now they soon arrived at Mousey's Hall, And gave a loud knock and gave a loud call. -A Frog he would a-wooing go-
Now they soon arrived at Mousey's Hall,
And gave a loud knock and gave a loud call.
-A Frog he would a-wooing go-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
The Huntsman blows his horn in the morn, When folks goes hunting, oh! -The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate-
The Huntsman blows his horn in the morn,
When folks goes hunting, oh!
-The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate, And the hounds all after him go. -The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate-
The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate,
And the hounds all after him go.
-The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
"Pray, Miss Mouse, will you give us some beer? For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer." -A Frog he would a-wooing go-
"Pray, Miss Mouse, will you give us some beer?
For Froggy and I are fond of good cheer."
-A Frog he would a-wooing go-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
"Pray, Mr. Frog, will you give us a song? But let it be something that's not very long." -A Frog he would a-wooing go-
"Pray, Mr. Frog, will you give us a song?
But let it be something that's not very long."
-A Frog he would a-wooing go-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
With singing and playing, without any paying, From morning until night. -Come Lasses and Lads-
With singing and playing, without any paying,
From morning until night.
-Come Lasses and Lads-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
Now the Parson had a pair to wed As the hounds came full in view. -The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate-
Now the Parson had a pair to wed
As the hounds came full in view.
-The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914
Then pass around the can, my boys; For we must homeward go. -The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate-
Then pass around the can, my boys;
For we must homeward go.
-The Fox jumps over the Parson's gate-
Frederick Warne & Co.
About 1914