Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales: a Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of EnglandJ. Russell Smith, 1849 - 276 pages |
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Page 12
... poor sow to the heart ; Wife , bring treacle in a spoon , Or else the poor sow's heart will down . Co 66 Sing a song of sixpence " is quoted 12 NURSERY ANTIQUITIES .
... poor sow to the heart ; Wife , bring treacle in a spoon , Or else the poor sow's heart will down . Co 66 Sing a song of sixpence " is quoted 12 NURSERY ANTIQUITIES .
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... Poor Robin's Almanack for 1693 , may furnish us with the original of the cele- brated ballad on Tom of Islington , though the latter buried his troublesome wife on Sunday : " How one saw a lady on the Saturday , married her on the ...
... Poor Robin's Almanack for 1693 , may furnish us with the original of the cele- brated ballad on Tom of Islington , though the latter buried his troublesome wife on Sunday : " How one saw a lady on the Saturday , married her on the ...
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... Poor Mr. Vinegar , his fingers grew very cold , and , heartily ashamed and mortified , he was leaving the town , when he met a man with a fine thick pair of gloves . Oh , my fingers are so very cold , " said Mr. Vinegar to himself ...
... Poor Mr. Vinegar , his fingers grew very cold , and , heartily ashamed and mortified , he was leaving the town , when he met a man with a fine thick pair of gloves . Oh , my fingers are so very cold , " said Mr. Vinegar to himself ...
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... poor miserable stick ; and now for your forty guineas , cow , bagpipes , and gloves , you have nothing to show but that poor miserable stick , which you might have cut in any hedge . " On this the bird laughed immoderately , and Mr ...
... poor miserable stick ; and now for your forty guineas , cow , bagpipes , and gloves , you have nothing to show but that poor miserable stick , which you might have cut in any hedge . " On this the bird laughed immoderately , and Mr ...
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... poor bald pate , and we are going to tell the king . " So duck - luck turned back , and met Drake - lake . “ Well , drake - lake , where are you going ? " And drake- lake said , " I'm going to the wood for some meat . " Then duck - luck ...
... poor bald pate , and we are going to tell the king . " So duck - luck turned back , and met Drake - lake . “ Well , drake - lake , where are you going ? " And drake- lake said , " I'm going to the wood for some meat . " Then duck - luck ...
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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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