Poor Dear Grand-Papa

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Poor dear Grand-Papa.

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Nursery nonsense
Author:: Anonymous
Publisher:: New York: Hurd & Houghton, n.d. [ca. 1865?]
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Description:

An older man is tripping over a gigantic “T.”

The “Poor Dear Grand-Papa” rhyme goes:

What is the matter with Grand-Papa?
“What can the matter be?”
“He’s broken his leg in trying to spell
“Tommy without a T.”

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{{cite web | title=Poor Dear Grand-Papa | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/grand-papa/ | author=Unknown | year=n.d. [ca. 1865?] | access-date=April 28, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}