A Sketch-Book of R. Caldecott's

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  A Sketch-Book
  of R. Caldecott's

  Reproduced by Edmund Evans
  the Engraver & Printer

  & Published by George Routledge & Sons

  London & New York



  Dedicated to Everybody--
  but copyright reserved.

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[Illustration: Intense & searching students of Nature]

[Illustration: The Seasons Pepper Green Peas]

[Illustration: March]

[Illustration: Spring.

    "When Love came first to earth, the Spring
  Spread Rose-beds to receive him,
    And back he vow'd his flight he'd wing
  To Heaven, if she should leave him."]

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[Illustration: Under the walls of Siena]

[Illustration: "Now be careful!"]

[Illustration: San Gimignano]

[Illustration: April

  "In the Spring a young mans fancy
  lightly turns to thoughts of love."]

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[Illustration: Review of the Household Troops. The Cavalry.]

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[Illustration: The Infantry]

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[Illustration: The Spectators.]

[Illustration: Summer.

    "But Spring departing, saw his faith
  Pledged to the next new Comer--
    He revell'd in the warmer breath
  And richer bowers of Summer."]

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[Illustration: Quite a small party]

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[Illustration: The Gardeners]

[Illustration: Mustard. (Cold Beef)]

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[Illustration: Wybournes]

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[Illustration: Autumn.

  "Then Sportive Autumn claim'd by rights
    An Archer for her lover,"

  {rest of the verse belongs}
  {to Winter--see farther on}]

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[Illustration: Exercising the Pack]

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  "With a hey ho chivy!
            Hark forward, hark forward, tantivy!]

[Illustration: "This day a Stag must die."]

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[Illustration: The "incautious minnow" in danger]

[Illustration: The Seasons Salt (Nuts)]

[Illustration: Cub-hunting. October]

[Illustration: Repose Play]

[Illustration: Our Dogs Lalla Rockh Tiny Nigger Toby]

[Illustration: Winter.

  "And even in Winter's dark cold nights
  A charm he could discover.

  Her routs and balls, and fireside joy,
    For this time were his reasons--
  In short, young Love's a gallant Boy,
    That likes all times & seasons."

  Thomas Campbell.]

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[Illustration: The Fox at home.]

[Illustration: Seeing the Doctor]

[Illustration: A Change from Soot to Snow.]

[Illustration: VINEGAR (Pickles)]

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