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... Denmark . ] WILLIAM and Mary , George and Anne , Four such children had never a man : They put their father to flight and shame , And call'd their brother a shocking bad name . 22 . [ From MS . Sloane , 1489 , 20 NURSERY RHYMES .
... Denmark . ] WILLIAM and Mary , George and Anne , Four such children had never a man : They put their father to flight and shame , And call'd their brother a shocking bad name . 22 . [ From MS . Sloane , 1489 , 20 NURSERY RHYMES .
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... it ; V viewed it ; W wanted it ; 33 . X , Y , Z , and & , all wish'd for a piece in hand 34 . MISS one , two , and three could never agree , While they gossipped round a tea - caddy . ONE , two , 35 . Buckle my shoe ;. 26 NURSERY RHYMES .
... it ; V viewed it ; W wanted it ; 33 . X , Y , Z , and & , all wish'd for a piece in hand 34 . MISS one , two , and three could never agree , While they gossipped round a tea - caddy . ONE , two , 35 . Buckle my shoe ;. 26 NURSERY RHYMES .
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... never known : This lady went to church one day , She went to church all for to pray . And when she came to the church stile , She sat her down to rest a little while : When she came to the churchyard , There the bells so loud she heard ...
... never known : This lady went to church one day , She went to church all for to pray . And when she came to the church stile , She sat her down to rest a little while : When she came to the churchyard , There the bells so loud she heard ...
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... never would look on her face . She sent her away to be nurs'd , Without seeing her gruff papa ; And when she was old enough , To a school she was packed away . Fifteen summers are fled , Now she left good Mrs. Jervis ; To see home she ...
... never would look on her face . She sent her away to be nurs'd , Without seeing her gruff papa ; And when she was old enough , To a school she was packed away . Fifteen summers are fled , Now she left good Mrs. Jervis ; To see home she ...
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... . The young lord , the very next day , To his mother his passion betrayed , And declared he never would rest , Till he'd found out this beautiful maid . There's another grand ball to be , Where ladies their 34 NURSERY RHYMES .
... . The young lord , the very next day , To his mother his passion betrayed , And declared he never would rest , Till he'd found out this beautiful maid . There's another grand ball to be , Where ladies their 34 NURSERY RHYMES .
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Page 88 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
Page 13 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 175 - ... the house that Jack built. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT 31 This is the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, 5 That killed the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.
Page 76 - As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives, Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits— Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?
Page 178 - That beat the dog, That bit the cat, That ate the kid, That my father bought For two pieces of money : A kid, a kid.
Page 140 - Hey, diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon!
Page 69 - Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And can't tell where to find them, Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind them.
Page 132 - Rockabye Baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, cradle and all.
Page 42 - A SWARM of bees in May Is worth a load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly.
Page 29 - THERE was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile : He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house.