Monster voracious

Monster voracious

This and the next five pictures were taken from Fairy realm, told in verse by Tom Hood, and published by Ward, Lock and Tyler, London, 1866.

He went ; but no sooner had thrust his grim knob in
(But for rhyming, instead
Of “knob” I’d say “head”)
Than the frightened old lady sat bolt up in bed :
But before she had time to exclaim, ” Oh my gracious ! ”
She was bolted entire by the monster voracious…
(Little Red Riding Hood)

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