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a girl, whom they named Morning, and the
youngest a boy, whom they mimed Day, because
he was a great deal handsomer and much more
beautiful and comely than the sister.
The queen’s jealousy increasing, she several
times spoke to her son, desiring him to inform
her after what manner he spent his time, alleg¬
ing that, as he saw her so very uneasy, he ought
in duty to satisfy her. But he never dared to
trust her with his secret; for she was of the race
of ogers, and the king would certainly not have
married her, had it not been for her vast riches.
It was whispered about the court that she had
an ogerish inclination, and that whenever she
saw any little children going by, she had all the
difficulty in the world to refrain from falling upon
them; so the prince would never tell her one
word.
But when the king was dead, which happened
about two years afterwards, and he saw himself
lord and master, he then openly declared his
marriage, and went in great ceremony to con¬
duct his queen to the palace. They made a very
magnificent entry into the city, with her two
children beside her,
Some time after the king went to make war
with the emperor Cantalabute, his neighbour.
a girl, whom they named Morning, and the
youngest a boy, whom they mimed Day, because
he was a great deal handsomer and much more
beautiful and comely than the sister.
The queen’s jealousy increasing, she several
times spoke to her son, desiring him to inform
her after what manner he spent his time, alleg¬
ing that, as he saw her so very uneasy, he ought
in duty to satisfy her. But he never dared to
trust her with his secret; for she was of the race
of ogers, and the king would certainly not have
married her, had it not been for her vast riches.
It was whispered about the court that she had
an ogerish inclination, and that whenever she
saw any little children going by, she had all the
difficulty in the world to refrain from falling upon
them; so the prince would never tell her one
word.
But when the king was dead, which happened
about two years afterwards, and he saw himself
lord and master, he then openly declared his
marriage, and went in great ceremony to con¬
duct his queen to the palace. They made a very
magnificent entry into the city, with her two
children beside her,
Some time after the king went to make war
with the emperor Cantalabute, his neighbour.
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Curiosities and wonders > Sleeping beauty of the wood > (14) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/108778986 |
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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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