E-text prepared by Janet Blenkinship and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original lovely illustrations. See 22887-h.htm or 22887-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/2/8/8/22887/22887-h/22887-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/2/8/8/22887/22887-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/courtshipmarriag00londiala THE COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE, AND PIC-NIC DINNER OF _Cock Robin & Jenny Wren_ WITH THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF POOR COCK ROBIN. Embellished with Thirty Neat Coloured Engravings. London: Printed and Sold by Dean and Munday, Threadneedle-Street. _Price Six-pence._ [Illustration: COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN.] THE COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE, &c. OF _Cock Robin and Jenny Wren_. [Illustration: THE COURTSHIP.] Says Robin to Jenny, If you will be mine, You shall eat pies and puddings, And drink currant-wine. [Illustration: GENERAL INVITATION.] Jenny consented; the day was named, The joyful news the Cock proclaimed. [Illustration: PARSON AND CLERK.] Together came the Rook and Lark, The one as Parson, t'other Clerk. [Illustration: THE WEDDING.] The Goldfinch gave the bride away, Who promis'd always to obey. [Illustration: PREPARING FOR THE FEAST.] The feathery tenants of the air Towards the Feast each gave a share. [Illustration: THE DINNER.] The jovial party din'd together, And fine and pleasant was the weather. [Illustration: THE CONCERT.] The Nightingale was then call'd on, To give the company a song. [Illustration: A DUET.] The Linnet and the Goldfinch too, Both sung as sweet as they could do. [Illustration: THE HAPPY PAIR.] And Robin and his pretty mate Together lived in happy state. [Illustration: THE CRUEL HAWK.] But doleful to relate, one day, A Hawk with Jenny flew away: [Illustration: DEATH OF POOR ROBIN.] And Robin, by a wicked Sparrow, Was shot dead with bow and arrow! THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF POOR COCK ROBIN. [Illustration: POOR COCK ROBIN.] The Birds of the air fell to sighing and sobbing, When they heard the sad fate of poor Cock Robin. [Illustration: THE CRUEL SPARROW.] This cruel Sparrow Kill'd Cock Robin with bow & arrow. [Illustration: THE LITTLE FLY.] This little Fly Saw poor Cock Robin die. [Illustration: THE FISH WITH HIS DISH.] This little Fish Caught his blood in the dish. [Illustration: THE UNDERTAKER.] His shroud, by the Beetle, Was made with thread-and-needle. [Illustration: THE SEXTON.] This Owl so brave Dug poor Cock Robin's grave. [Illustration: THE BEARER.]