Books with title The Story of Dick Whittington Lord Mayor of London

DICK WHITTINGTON was but a very little boy when his father and mo- ther died, indeed so young that he knew neither of them, nor the place he was bom in. After strolling about the country, as ragged as a colt, for along time, he met with a waggoner, going to London, who gave him leave to walk all the way by the side of his waggon without paying a farthing for his pass- age, which very much pleased little Whittington, for he sadly wanted to see London ; as he had heard the streets were paved with gold, his intention was to get a hat full : but how great was his disappointment to find the streets covered with dirt, and himself without food, friends, money, or any person to give him a character. In this situation,Dick askedcharityof several people, and, at length, half dead for want of food, he laid himself down at the door of Mr. Fitzwarren, a mer- chant. Cicely, the cook, first saw him, and told him to go about his business. At this moment the merchant came home, and began to scold the boy for sitting at his door, and bid him go to work : Whittington replied, that he would work, if any one would employ him, only for some victuals, for he had eaten nothing for three days, was a poor country lad, and nobody would give him work. He then endeavoured to get up, but was so weak that he fell down again ; this excited compassion in the merchant, and he ordered the footman to take him in, and give him meat and drink, and

Excerpt from The History of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London: With the Adventures of His CatDick whittington was but a very little boy when his father and mo ther died, indeed so young that he knew neither of them, nor the place he was born in. After strolling about the country, as ragged as a colt, for along time, he met with a waggoner, going to London, who gave him leave to walk all the way by the side of his waggon Without paying a farthing for his pass age, which very much pleased little Whittington, for be sadly wanted to see London; as he had heard the streets were paved with gold, his intention was to get a hat full: but how great was his disappointment to find the streets covered with dirt, and himself.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The History of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London: With the Adventures of His CatWhittington would have lived happily in this family, if he had not been bump ed about by the cook; till Miss Patty.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The History of Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London: With the Adventures of His Cat Dick whittington was but a very little boy when his father and mo ther died, indeed so young that he knew neither of them, nor the place he was born in. After strolling about the country, as ragged as a colt, for along time, he met with a waggoner, going to London, who gave him leave to walk all the way by the side of his waggon Without paying a farthing for his pass age, which very much pleased little Whittington, for be sadly wanted to see London; as he had heard the streets were paved with gold, his intention was to get a hat full: but how great was his disappointment to find the streets covered with dirt, and himself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.