Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady ride on a white horse, Rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes. Northern Europe - Page 195by Charles Francis King - 1897 - 353 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1824 - 984 pages
...tall white steed go glancing by : — Ride a cock-horse to Bamborongh Cross, To see a fair lady sit on a white horse ! With rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes, That she may have music wherever she goes. There is also a rich imagination about the " four-and-twenty... | |
| England - 1824 - 770 pages
...tall white steed go glancing by : — Ride a cock-horse to Bamborough Cross, To see a fair lady sit on a white horse ; With rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes, That she may have music wherever she goes. There is also a rich imagination about the " four- and-t... | |
| Scotland - 1824 - 822 pages
...tall white steed go glancing by : — Ride a cock-horse to Bamborough Cross, To see a fair lady sit on a white horse ; With rings on her fingers, and bells on her toes, That she may have music wherever she goes. There is also a rich imagination about the " four-and-twenty... | |
| Nursery rhymes - 1833 - 154 pages
...timber, I showed her a gay gold ring, Ride a cock horse to Charing-Crons, So see a young woman Jump on a white horse, With rings on her fingers. And bells on her toes, And she shall have music Wherever she goes. Johnny shall have, a new bonnet, And Johnny shall go to... | |
| 1871 - 388 pages
...permission ! Tarn. COLL. TTYYYYYYY YYY~ "Y" DIDE a cock-horse To Banbury Cross, ~To see an old woman get on a white horse ; With rings on her fingers, And bells on her toes ; And she shall have music wherever she goes. ANONYMOUS. in TllIIOISIN J 'Bavfiovpiov irpot ajjjua... | |
| George Halse - English literature - 1861 - 230 pages
...rising emotion, " here, chickey-chick, chickey-chuck—ride a cock-horse!" and he drove Maggy's baby to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady ride on a white horse with a vehemence truly surprising at his age. kicking up the hearth rug, Mr. G., do be a little steady!... | |
| Harry Neville - 1865 - 434 pages
...cakes—Banbury Cakes.' "'Ay, sure,' I said, ' everybody has heard of Banbury,— Bide a cock horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady ride on a white horse Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes, So she makes music wherever she goes. Did you travel through... | |
| 1867 - 874 pages
...itself, in the very presence and at the hospitable board of the identical " white lady that sits on the white horse, with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes." We have eaten them any timo these fifty years since then, and though they have never been since such... | |
| Arthur Locker - Gold mines and mining - 1871 - 376 pages
...you call him Banbury, Mr. Skilbeck ?" " Don't you recollect the nursery rhyme, Master Stephen ? — ' Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady ride on a white horse.' My missus christened him Banbury on account of his colour." Presently after this we started on our... | |
| John Timbs - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1872 - 408 pages
...relief." THE LEGEND OF BANBURY CROSS. In the Builder is the following preds of this amusing legend : — " Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady ride on a white hone ; With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes." Of... | |
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