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THOMAS BEWICK. 



way, I was also charmed with the equally beautiful little songsters, which were 

 constantly pouring out their various notes to proclaim the spring. While this 

 exhilarating season glided on by imperceptible degrees, unfolding its blossoms till 

 they faded into summer, and as the days lengthened, my hours of rising became 

 more and more early. I have often thought, that not one half of mankind knew 

 anything of the summer mornings in the country, nor have ever witnessed the rising 

 sun's shining forth upon the new day." 



The Singing Milkmaid. Vignette in the " Looking Glass for the Mind." 

 From the original block by John Bewick. Lent by Messrs. Griffith and Farran. 



The Oak and the Willow. " Select Fables," 1784. 

 From the original block engraved by Thomas Bewick. Lent by the Rev. Mr. Pearson. 



