Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: a Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of EnglandJ. Russell Smith, 1849 - 276 pages |
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... Lord Mayor was born ; that Jack the Giant - killer is founded on an Edda ; or that the slipper of Cinderella finds a parallel in the history of the celebrated Rhodope . To enter into these discussions would be merely to repeat an oft ...
... Lord Mayor was born ; that Jack the Giant - killer is founded on an Edda ; or that the slipper of Cinderella finds a parallel in the history of the celebrated Rhodope . To enter into these discussions would be merely to repeat an oft ...
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... Lord's hen , or our Lady's hen . We may first mention the German song translated by Taylor as frequently alluded to by writers on this subject . The second verse is the only one preserved in England . Lady - bird ! lady - bird ! pretty ...
... Lord's hen , or our Lady's hen . We may first mention the German song translated by Taylor as frequently alluded to by writers on this subject . The second verse is the only one preserved in England . Lady - bird ! lady - bird ! pretty ...
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... Lord's own hen ! To - morrow the weather fair will be , And eke the next day too . * Accumulative tales are of very high antiquity . The original of " the House that Jack Built " is well known to be an old Hebrew hymn in Sepher Haggadah ...
... Lord's own hen ! To - morrow the weather fair will be , And eke the next day too . * Accumulative tales are of very high antiquity . The original of " the House that Jack Built " is well known to be an old Hebrew hymn in Sepher Haggadah ...
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... lord ; Now he pumps his little wits All by little tiny bits . Now , methinks , I hear him say , Boys and girls , come out to play , Moon do's shine as bright as day : Now my Namby Pamby's * found Sitting on the Friar's ground , Picking ...
... lord ; Now he pumps his little wits All by little tiny bits . Now , methinks , I hear him say , Boys and girls , come out to play , Moon do's shine as bright as day : Now my Namby Pamby's * found Sitting on the Friar's ground , Picking ...
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... lord of the manor came across the field , and as Jack was known to be a clever boy , he began asking him questions . His first was , How many commandments are there ? " Jack told him there were nine . The lord corrected him , saying ...
... lord of the manor came across the field , and as Jack was known to be a clever boy , he began asking him questions . His first was , How many commandments are there ? " Jack told him there were nine . The lord corrected him , saying ...
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