Luckless Speech

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A man on horseback who was talking to a friend has his horse startled by a braying ass

Ah! luckless speech, and bootless boast!
For which he paid full dear;
For while he spake, a braying ass
Did sing most loud and clear.

(P. 71.)

Artist

Name:: Caldecott, Randolph
Dates:: 1846-1886
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Evans, Edmund
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Library of Congress

Book

Title:: The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Glasgow, London, New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1887
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A man on horseback who was talking to a pedestrian friend on a country road has his horse startled by a braying ass.

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