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" JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. "
An Essay on the Archæology of Our Popular Phrases and Nursery Rhymes - Page 264
by John Bellenden Ker - 1837
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Intercepted Letters, Or, The Twopenny Post-bag: To which are Added, Trifles ...

Thomas Moore - English poetry - 1813 - 134 pages
...apologue of JACK and JILL. JACK, of course, represents the State in this ingenious little Allegory. JACK fell down, And broke his Crown, And Jill came tumbling after. EPIGRAM. FROM THE FRENCH. " I never give a kiss, (says Prue) " To naughty man, for I abhor it."—...
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Horace in London: CONSISTING OF IMITATIONS OF THE FIRST TWO BOOKS OF THE ...

James Smith, Horace Smith - 1813 - 472 pages
...apologue of JACK and JIM.. JACK, of course, represents the State in this ingenious little Allegory. JACK fell down, And broke his Crown, And Jill came tumbling after. EPIGRAM. FROM THE FRENCH. " I never give a kiss, (says Prue) " To naughty man, for I abhor it." —...
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The works of Thomas Moore, comprehending all his melodies, ballads ..., Volume 5

Thomas Moore - 1823 - 298 pages
...apologue of JACK and JILL. JACK, of course, represents the State in this ingenious little allegory. JACK. fell down, And broke his Crown, And JILL came tumbling after. vOL. V. I a HORACE, ODE i. LIB. HI. A FRAGMENT. Odi profannm vulgus et arceo. Favete lingnis : carmina...
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The Works of Thomas Moore: Comprending All His Melodies, Ballads ..., Volume 5

Thomas Moore - 1823 - 316 pages
...apologue of JACK and JILL. JACK, of course, represents the State in this ingenious little allegory. JACK fell down, And broke his Crown, And JILL came tumbling after. HORACE, ODE i. LIB. iii. A FRAGMENT. Odi pi-ofanum vulgus et arceo. Favete linguis : carmina non prius...
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The Works of Thomas Moore, Esq, Volume 5

Thomas Moore - Irish literature - 1825 - 350 pages
...apologue of Jack and Jill. Jack, of course, represents the State in this ingenious little Allegory. Jack fell down, And broke his Crown, And Jill came tumbling after. EPIGRAM. FROM THE FREHCH. " I never give a kiss (says Prue) To naughty man, for I abhor it." She will...
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The Only True Mother Goose Melodies: Without Addition Or Abridgement ...

Nursery rhymes - 1833 - 154 pages
...learnt to read and spell, And then he loved her very well. Jack and Jill went up the hill, To draw a pail of water ; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. There was an old man, And he had a calf, And that's half ; He took him out of the stall And put him...
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore, Including Melodies, Ballads, Etc

Thomas Moore - 1835 - 440 pages
...apologue of JACK and JILL. JACK, of course, represents lie State in this ingenious little allegory, JACK fell down, And broke his Crown, And JILL came tumbling after. 1 The literal closeness of the version here cannot bnt be admired. The translator has added a long,...
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Walks and Wanderings in the World of Literature, Volume 1

James Grant - 1839 - 332 pages
...excellencies I am about to call the attention of my readers : — "Jack and Gill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water ; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Gill came tumbling after !" It will at once be perceived by the intelligent reader, that this poem...
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Walks and Wanderings in the World of Literature, Volume 1

James Grant - 1839 - 332 pages
...excellencies I am about to call the attention of my readers : — "Jack and Gill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water ; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Gill came tumbling after !'' It will at once be perceived by the intelligent reader, that this poem...
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A General Dictionary of Provincialisms ...

William Holloway (of Rye, in Sussex.) - English language - 1840 - 264 pages
...is also a little nursery song as follows, viz: — « Jack and Jill went up a hill To draw a bucket of water, Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after." Thus as Jack and Jill were always companions, so two cups alike were designated by the same names JILL-HOOTER,...
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