Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: a Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of EnglandJ. Russell Smith, 1849 - 276 pages |
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... daughter in marriage to whoever could get Neppa home . Many tried their fortune in vain , but at last a sharp boy offered to ward the goat . All the next day he followed Neppa , and when evening came , he said , ' Now will we * The lady ...
... daughter in marriage to whoever could get Neppa home . Many tried their fortune in vain , but at last a sharp boy offered to ward the goat . All the next day he followed Neppa , and when evening came , he said , ' Now will we * The lady ...
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... daughter came to visit me , And all for the sake of my little nut - tree . We have distinct evidence that the well - known rhyme , * The King of France went up the hill , With twenty thousand men : The King of France came down the hill ...
... daughter came to visit me , And all for the sake of my little nut - tree . We have distinct evidence that the well - known rhyme , * The King of France went up the hill , With twenty thousand men : The King of France came down the hill ...
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... daughter of James Duke of York , afterwards James II . , with the young Prince of Orange : and the following alludes to William III . and George Prince of Denmark : William and Mary , George and Anne , Four such children had never a man ...
... daughter of James Duke of York , afterwards James II . , with the young Prince of Orange : and the following alludes to William III . and George Prince of Denmark : William and Mary , George and Anne , Four such children had never a man ...
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... daughter , who was distinguished by her great ingenuity and wit , and he issued a decree that whoever should answer three questions put to him by the princess should have her in marriage , and be heir to the crown at his decease ...
... daughter , who was distinguished by her great ingenuity and wit , and he issued a decree that whoever should answer three questions put to him by the princess should have her in marriage , and be heir to the crown at his decease ...
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... daughter , wise , fair , and beautiful . She was unmarried , and according to a custom not unusual in those days , of assigning an arbi- trary action for the present of a lady's hand , the king issued a proclamation that whoever would ...
... daughter , wise , fair , and beautiful . She was unmarried , and according to a custom not unusual in those days , of assigning an arbi- trary action for the present of a lady's hand , the king issued a proclamation that whoever would ...
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Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England ... James Orchard Halliwell No preview available - 2018 |
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