1878 – The Dog and the Donkey

“The Dog and the Donkey – by Harrison Weir” is a full page book plate image, taken from the “Chatterbox Album of Animals”, published by W.W.Gardner, circa 1878. The short anecdote accompanying the illustration, takes the form of a poem and reads as follows:  “The Donkey trudged with steady pace, But ever straight along the track; The Dog began a nimble race, For half a mile, and then ran back, When half the journey this was run, The Dog lay panting on the grass; But just as when he’d first begun, And still unwearied, went the Ass.”

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