THE HISTORY SgJ 1 I*- AND ADVENTURES '' r warn ■ IN A | . ,nW^v : r :. . ^ -* i 11 ■ ' *' ■. '-ry j *.W, - loiicon; J ^Ri^tsd by* d. w. shurt, Berwick street, sorro, I FOR s * J. fuller, AT Tnr TEMPLE OF FAN~CY„ KATHTO.N’E I ‘ 7re #* /? Sr ^h dJ; Drawing, 'Colours, ai\d every re- - hr -.' ^ /b 'fc Jz 'f / t f* '/#//>. THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF LITTLE HENRY, Exemplified in A SERIES OF FIGURES. fconiJon; PRINTED BY D. N. SHURY, BERWICK STREET, SOHO, FOR S. AND J. FULLER, TEMPLE OF FANCY, RATHBONE PLACE, Where arc also sold Books of Instruction in every Branch of Drawing , Colours , and every requisite used in Drawing . 1810 , THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF LITTLE HENRY. Henry, carelessly left by his nursery¬ maid, is stolen away by a gipsey. HENRY, a child of wealthy parents born, Whose limbs and face the Graces did adorn, An only child, its parents’ daily boast, Was by its muid, its careless guardian} lost} A 2 4 Which shews that nursery maids should well beware. And watch the jewel trusted to their care; The nursery maid, to idle habits prone, Left on the grass the tender boy alone j A gipsey, watchful of the careless maid. Stole to the grass plat where the child was laid ; In sweet seducing sounds the beldam spoke, Then rais’d the child and hid beneath her cloak; Then off she runs, delighted with her prize. And stript it, spite of all its tender cries - t Then clothes the pretty boy with rags obscene, And hides the beauties of his form and mien. The maid returning makes a piteous moan. In vain, for Henry was for ever gone.— NowMary, like one frantic, runs around. But, ah! poor Henry is not to be found; She asks of every one, with sobs and tears, But no dear Henry to her sight ap¬ pears ; Here, there, she runs, exclaiming loud ai d wild, “ Who, who hath stol’n the little dar¬ ling child 6 But nought avail sad Mary’s tears and sighs, For Fate the treasure to her arms de¬ nies. What must be done ? she dares not seek her home, And tell the infant’s most unlucky doom, And say, “ by my imprudence left alone, “ Your darling child is lost !—for ever gone!” No; Mary conscious of her sad disgrace, Shedding most bitter tears, deserts her place; She roams, she knows not where, dis¬ dains relief, And, broken hearted, dies of pungent grief! 7 But now to Henry’s parents let us turn. In deep distress, disconsolate they mourn, By day they weep, in sighs they pas6 the night, For what, alas! can yield their hearts delight. In every street and town the child is cried, But vain the search—discovery’s denied. 6 But nought avail sad Mary’s tears and sighs, For Fate the treasure to her arms de¬ nies. What must be done ? she dares not seek her home, And tell the infant’s most unlucky doom. And say, “ by my imprudence left alone, “ Your darling child is lost !—for ever gone!” No ; Mary conscious of her sad disgrace, Shedding most bitter tears, deserts her place; She roams, she knows not where, dis¬ dains relief. And, broken hearted, dies of pungent grief! 7 But now to Henry’s parents let us turn, In deep distress, disconsolate they mourn, By day they weep, in sighs they pass the night, For what, alas! can yield their hearts delight. In every street and town the child is cried, But vain the search—discovery’s denied. 9 Henry becomes a beggar boy. See Henry breech’d, amidst the gipsey band, Prepar’d to beg a living through the land; The little urchin whines from door to door. And tells a plaintive story o’er and o’er, Who gains compassion by his artless sighs, And well his bag with meat and pence supplies. a 11 'He is cruelly sold to a chimney sweeper. No longer now the gipsies Henry keep, But, wicked, sell him to a chimney sweep. Who orders him to take the sooty sack. Then puts the dirty load upon his back ; Now up the chimney see poor Henry go, And wave his brush high o’er the mob below ; The mob behold him on the chimney And fear each moment 12 In Portman Square a deal of fame ac¬ quires. For Mistress Montague the youth ad¬ mires. But sick of scanty meals and frequent lashes, In quest of fortune off our hero dashesj Leaves brush and shovel, cinders, sack and soot, And quits his tyrant with a nimble foot. 13 lie runs away from his hard task master and becomes a drummer. He now turns drummer to a soldier band, And shews a great dexterity of hand. Oft mentioned by his major is his name. And great becomes his regimental fame; But Henry now by brave ambition fir’d, With dub-a-dub and dull tattoo is tir’d. 15 He quits the drumfor a ship of war, and becomes a sailor. Yet still resolves with patriot ardour warm, To save his country from a tyrant’s arm. He hopes in time to raise a nation’s wonder. On Ocean’s bosom *midst the cannon’s thunder; To Gallic territories to advance. Clip bold Napoleon’s wings,and humble France. Now, in blue jacket and trim trowsers drest, Is Henry to his utmost wishes blest: In many a battle now the youth is seen, With fearless spirit, and with dauntless mien, Heedless of every danger, wounds and scars, He fills with admiration all the tars. Who clasp him in their arms and see display’d A future Nelson in the gallant blade. Lik’d by the captain, Henry soon with j°y Beholds himself a little cabin boy ; Now to the wardroom oft the stripling goes, And much of wit, and much of hu¬ mour shows ; The officers attend him with delight, And wine and biscuit oft his fun requite. 17 He obtains by his spirit the rank of mid¬ shipman. The captain marks the youthful hero’s spirit, Makes him a midshipman—reward of merit; Now on the quarter deck behold he stands. Wields his rattan and issues his com¬ mands ; Yet strikes not wantonly an honest tar. Because his rank is higher in the war j The generous heart disdains to give a blow Unmerited, to men, however low ; The noble mind to merit opes the door, ’Tis cowards only that insult the poor. 19 He performs prodigies of bravery to the admiration of the whole crew. Increasing now in stature, strength, and age, He leads the boats in battle to engage, And takes, in spite of all the thund’ring forts, Ships with rich cargoes from the Gallic ports; Thus loading, by atchievements brave and bold, His brows with laurels, and his purse with gold. At last dame Fortune on his parents > smiles. Who, after various cares and various toils, ^stW\ «7ws/ Published hlj | * 0 C t ¥ S. AND J. FULLER, ' ' : AT .T«E - ■ ' . -'C - V Cemple of Tancp, Eat&bone & -l?% I The History of Little Fanny, f X As a Companion to Little Hemiy. A NEW - | Essay on Flower Painting, | Bv EDWARD PRETTY, In Four Numbers, at 7s* 6cL each. 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