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<FONT COLOR="#CCFFFF"><B><FONT SIZE="6">Dame Wiggins of Lee and her Seven Wonderful Cats (1823)</FONT></FONT></B><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#CCFFFF">I would not regard this as a comic. This is an illustrated story (as comics are too, of course) where not enough of the <B>relevant</B> action is shown visually. However, it's a close call, and as this is a particularly charming book, I let it in. <BR>
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NB: This was a favourite childrens book of the art critic John Ruskin.
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Dame Wiggins of Lee was a worthy old soul,<BR>
as e'er threaded a nee-dle, or wash in a bowl;<BR>
She held mice and rats in such antipathy,<BR>
That seven fine cats, kept Dame Wiggins of Lee.<BR>
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The rats and mice scared by this fierce whiskered crew,<BR>
The poor seven cats soon had nothing to do;<BR>
So, as any one idle, she ne'er loved to see,<BR>
She sent them to school, did Dame Wiggins of Lee.<BR>
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But soon she grew tired, of living alone,<BR>
So she sent for her cats, from school to come home;<BR>
Each rowing a wherry, returning you see;<BR>
The frolic made merry Dame Wiggins of Lee. <BR>
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To give them a treat, she ran out for some rice;<BR>
When she came back, they were skating on ice;<BR>
'I shall soon see one down, aye, perhaps two or three,<BR>
I'll bet half-a-crown,' said Dame Wiggins of Lee.<BR>
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While, to make a nice pudding, she went for a sparrow,<BR>
They were wheeling a sick lamb, home , in a barrow.<BR>
'You shall all have some sprats, for your humanity,<BR>
My seven good cats,' said Dame Wiggins of Lee.<BR>
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While she ran to the field, to look for its dam,<BR>
They were warming the bed, for the poor sick lamb;<BR>
They turned up the clothes, as neat as could be;<BR>
'I shall ne'er want a nurse,' said Dame Wiggins of Lee. <BR>
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She wished them good night, and went up to bed;<BR>
When lo! in the morning, the cats were all fled.<BR>
But soon, what a fuss! 'Where can they all be?<BR>
Here, pussy, puss, puss!', cried Dame Wiggins of Lee.<BR>
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The Dame's heart was nigh broke, so she sat down to weep;<BR>
When she saw them come back, each riding a sheep.<BR>
She fondled and patted, each purring Tom-my: <BR>
'Ah! Welcome my dears,' said Dame Wiggins of Lee.<BR>
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The Dame was unable, her pleasure to smother,<BR>
To see the sick lamb, jump up to his mother;<BR>
In spite of the gout, and a pain in her knee,<BR>
She went dancing about, did Dame Wiggins of Lee.
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The Farmer soon heard, where his sheep went astray,<BR>
And arrived at Dame's door, with his faithful dog Tray.<BR>
He knocked with his crook, and, the stranger to see,<BR>
Out of window did look, Dame Wiggins of Lee.<BR>
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For their kindness he had them, all drawn by his team,<BR>
and gave them some field-mice, and raspberry cream;<BR>
Said he, 'All my farm, you shall presently see, <BR>
For I honour the cats, of Dame Wiggins of Lee.'<BR>
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For the care of his lamb, and their comical pranks,<BR>
He gave them a ham, and abundance of thanks.<BR>
'I wish you good day, my fine fellows, ' said he;<BR>
'My compliments, pray, to Dame Wiggins of Lee.<BR>
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