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THE
Sleeping* Beauty,
A TALE.
Telkke was formerly, in a distant country, a
king and a queen, the most beautiful and happy
in the world; having nothing to allay their de¬
lights, but the want of children to participate in
the pleasures they enjoyed. This was their
whole concern: physicians, waters, vows, and
offerings were tried, but all to no purpose. At
last, however, the queen proved with child, and
in due time she was brought to bed of a daugh¬
ter. At the christening the princess had seven
fairies for her god-mothers, who were all they
could find in the whole kingdom, that every one
might give her a gift.
The christening being over, a grand feast was
prepared to entertain and thank the fairies. Be¬
fore each of them was placed a magnificent
cover, with a spoon, a knife, and a fork, of pure
gold and excellent workmanship, set with divers
Sleeping* Beauty,
A TALE.
Telkke was formerly, in a distant country, a
king and a queen, the most beautiful and happy
in the world; having nothing to allay their de¬
lights, but the want of children to participate in
the pleasures they enjoyed. This was their
whole concern: physicians, waters, vows, and
offerings were tried, but all to no purpose. At
last, however, the queen proved with child, and
in due time she was brought to bed of a daugh¬
ter. At the christening the princess had seven
fairies for her god-mothers, who were all they
could find in the whole kingdom, that every one
might give her a gift.
The christening being over, a grand feast was
prepared to entertain and thank the fairies. Be¬
fore each of them was placed a magnificent
cover, with a spoon, a knife, and a fork, of pure
gold and excellent workmanship, set with divers
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Curiosities and wonders > Sleeping beauty of the wood > (3) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/108778854 |
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| Description | An entertaining tale, to which is added Paddy and the bear, a true story. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2852.C(1) |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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