The Three Jovial Huntsmen

Randolph Caldecott

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Its of three jovial huntsmen, an a hunting they did go; An they hunted, an they hollod, an they blew their horns also Look ye there!

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An one said, Mind yor een, an keep yor noses reet i th wind

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An then, by scent or seet, well leet o summat to our mind. Look ye there!

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They hunted, an they hollod, an the first thing they did find Was a tattert boggart, in a field, an that they left behind. Look ye there!

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One said it was a boggart, an another he said Nay; Its just a geman-farmer, that has gone an lost his way. Look ye there!

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They hunted, an they hollod, an the next thing they did find Was a gruntin, grindin grindlestone, an that they left behind. Look ye there!

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One said it was a grindlestone, another he said Nay; Its nought but an owd fossil cheese, that somebodys rollt away. Look ye there!

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They hunted, an they hollod, an the next thing they did find Was a bull-calf in a pin-fold, an that, too, they left behind. Look ye there!

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One said it was a bull-calf, an another he said Nay; Its just a painted jackass, that has never larnt to bray. Look ye there!

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They hunted, an they hollod, an the next thing they did find Was a two-three children leaving school, an these they left behind. Look ye there! One said that they were children, but another he said Nay; Theyre no but little angels, so well leave em to their play. Look ye there!

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They hunted, an they hollod, an the next thing they did find Was a fat pig smiling in a ditch, an that, too, they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was a fat pig, but another he said Nay; Its just a Lunnon Alderman, whose clothes are stole away. Look ye there!

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They hunted, an they hollod, an the next thing they did find Was two young lovers in a lane, an these they left behind. Look ye there! One said that they were lovers, but another he said Nay; Theyre two poor wanderin lunaticscome, let us go away. Look ye there!

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So they hunted, and they hollod, till the setting of the sun; An theyd nought to bring away at last, when th huntinday was done. Look ye there! Then one unto the other said, This huntin doesnt pay; But wen powlert up an down a bit, an had a rattlin day. Look ye there!

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