Victorian Prints

Family life is a bit like a runny peach pie, not perfect, but who’s complaining? ― Robert Brault A rather odd illustration originally published in 1892; from my personal collection of La Mode Illustrée . A family is gathered outdoors in the garden. Can you spot the peculiarities in the group of children on the right side of the picture? You can download the high-res 12" x 12" @ 300 ppi illustration without a watermark for collage or junk journal projects here . All digitized work by Victorian Trends.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Free for personal use only. Please link back to VictorianTrends.com as your source when sharing or publishing.

Here is the poem in full: Play, baby, in thy cradle play -- Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick; And quick goes time, quick, quick! Grow, baby, grow, with every day -- Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick; And babyhood will pass away, For quick goes time, quick, quick! Not long can mother watch thee so -- Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick; And quick goes time, quick, quick! To pretty girlhood thou wilt grow -- Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick; To womanhood, before we know, For quick goes time, quick, quick! Play, baby, in thy cradle play -- Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick; And quick goes time, quick, quick! And some brave lad will come some day -- Tick goes the clock, tick-tick, tick-tick; And steal my baby's heart away; Ah, quick goes time, quick, quick! You can download the full version of the poem as it was originally printed here . Lovely as a framed print but can also be used in a Mother's Day card or baby alb