[Illustration: Portrait OF MOTHER HUBBARD.

  _From an Original Painting._]




  THE
  COMIC ADVENTURES
  OF
  OLD MOTHER HUBBARD,
  AND
  _HER DOG_:

  IN WHICH IS SHEWN
  THE WONDERFUL POWERS THAT GOOD OLD LADY
  POSSESSED IN THE EDUCATION OF HER
  FAVOURITE ANIMAL.


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  LONDON:
  PRINTED FOR J. HARRIS AND SON,
  CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD.
  1819.




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      Old Mother Hubbard
      Went to the Cupboard,
    To give the poor Dog a bone.
      When she came there,
      The Cupboard was bare,
    And so the poor Dog had none.

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    She went to the Baker's
      To buy him some bread;
    When she came back
      The Dog was dead!

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    She went to the Undertaker's
      To buy him a Coffin;
    When she came back
      The Dog was laughing.

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    She took a clean dish
      To get him some tripe;
    When she came back
      He was smoking his pipe.

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    She went to the Alehouse
      To get him some beer;
    When she came back
      The Dog sat in a Chair.

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    She went to the Tavern
      For white wine and red;
    When she came back
      The Dog stood on his head.

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    She went to the Fruiterer's
      To buy him some fruit;
    When she came back
      He was playing the flute.

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    She went to the Taylor's
      To buy him a coat;
    When she came back
      He was riding a goat.

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    She went to the Hatter's
      To buy him a hat;
    When she came back
      He was feeding her Cat.

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    She went to the Barber's
      To buy him a wig;
    When she came back
      He was dancing a jig.

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    She went to the Cobbler's
      To buy him some shoes;
    When she came back
      He was reading the news.

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    She went to the Sempstress
      To buy him some linen;
    When she came back
      The Dog was spinning.

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    She went to the Hosier's
      To buy him some hose;
    When she came back
      He was drest in his clothes.

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    The Dame made a courtesy,
      The Dog made a bow;
    The Dame said, Your servant,
      The Dog said, Bow-wow.

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    This wonderful Dog
      Was Dame Hubbard's delight,
    He could Read, he could Dance,
      He could Sing, he could Write;
    She gave him rich dainties
      Whenever he fed,
    And erected this Monument
      When he was dead.



TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:

Obvious printer errors have been corrected. Otherwise, the author's
original spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been left intact.