Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: a Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of EnglandJ. Russell Smith, 1849 - 276 pages |
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... cakes , one for me , one for thee , and one for all good people . " Maikäferchen , Maikäferchen , fliege weg ! Dein Häusgen brennt , Dein Mütterchen flennt , Dein Vater sitzt auf der Schwelle , Flieg in Himmel aus der Hölle . " May ...
... cakes , one for me , one for thee , and one for all good people . " Maikäferchen , Maikäferchen , fliege weg ! Dein Häusgen brennt , Dein Mütterchen flennt , Dein Vater sitzt auf der Schwelle , Flieg in Himmel aus der Hölle . " May ...
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... cake . " This last notice is particularly curious , for similar verses are used by boys at the present day at the game of water- skimming . The amusement itself is very ancient , and a description of it may be seen in Minucius Felix ...
... cake . " This last notice is particularly curious , for similar verses are used by boys at the present day at the game of water- skimming . The amusement itself is very ancient , and a description of it may be seen in Minucius Felix ...
Page 112
... cake . It's time to go home , It isn't , it is , & c . So going on with the fingers one over the other along the edge of a book or desk , till the last finger deter- mines the question . Put your finger in foxy's hole , Foxy is not at ...
... cake . It's time to go home , It isn't , it is , & c . So going on with the fingers one over the other along the edge of a book or desk , till the last finger deter- mines the question . Put your finger in foxy's hole , Foxy is not at ...
Page 124
... cake's not baked , And you cannot have my daughter Jane . HEWLEY - PULEY . The children are seated and the following questions put by one of the party , holding a twisted handkerchief or something of the sort in the hand . The handker ...
... cake's not baked , And you cannot have my daughter Jane . HEWLEY - PULEY . The children are seated and the following questions put by one of the party , holding a twisted handkerchief or something of the sort in the hand . The handker ...
Page 132
... . They sing- Here comes a poor woman from Babylon , With three small children all alone : One can brew , and one can bake , The other can make a pretty round cake . One can sit in the arbour and spin , " 132 GAME - RHYMES .
... . They sing- Here comes a poor woman from Babylon , With three small children all alone : One can brew , and one can bake , The other can make a pretty round cake . One can sit in the arbour and spin , " 132 GAME - RHYMES .
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