Mother Goose for Grown Folks: A Christmas ReadingRudd & Carleton, 1860 - 111 pages |
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... And we've weekly exhortings from pulpit to pew ; But it strikes me , - and so it may chance to strike you , — Scarce any are better than " Little Boy Blue . " 10 LITTLE BOY BLUE . For the veteran dame knows LITTLE BOY BLUE.
... And we've weekly exhortings from pulpit to pew ; But it strikes me , - and so it may chance to strike you , — Scarce any are better than " Little Boy Blue . " 10 LITTLE BOY BLUE . For the veteran dame knows LITTLE BOY BLUE.
Page 58
... better know , Marriage must be a bitter thing indeed , And , like the Prophet of the Eastern tale , Must wear a very ugly face , to need Such careful shrouding in the silver veil , - Her bridal pomp , as a white palfrey , mount- ing ...
... better know , Marriage must be a bitter thing indeed , And , like the Prophet of the Eastern tale , Must wear a very ugly face , to need Such careful shrouding in the silver veil , - Her bridal pomp , as a white palfrey , mount- ing ...
Page 71
... better ; But thought it sufficient To give a mere hint That the fare was deficient ; For I do not believe She could ever have meant To imply there was reason For being content . Yet the mass of mankind Is uncommonly slow To acknowledge ...
... better ; But thought it sufficient To give a mere hint That the fare was deficient ; For I do not believe She could ever have meant To imply there was reason For being content . Yet the mass of mankind Is uncommonly slow To acknowledge ...
Page 94
... ― the bumpkin , Renowned for naught else but his eating of pumpkin ; Whose wife - I don't see how he happened to get her- Had a taste , very likely , for things that were better : Since , fearing to lose her , at last it.
... ― the bumpkin , Renowned for naught else but his eating of pumpkin ; Whose wife - I don't see how he happened to get her- Had a taste , very likely , for things that were better : Since , fearing to lose her , at last it.
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12 assorted volumes 130 GRAND STREET 50 cents BABIE BELL BANBURY CROSS baste the mutton BEATRICE CENCI Beggars Bessy Brooks BIG SHOE BLACK SPIDERS BLACKBIRDS BO-PEEP bound in muslin bowl BROOKS BUILDING charming Christmas Pie COBWEBS AND BROOMS colored plate paper Comes containing 12 assorted CRADLED IN GREEN DAFFY-DOWN-DILLY Dame DOESTICKS doth earth eyes fancy fresh gift of childhood glory Gotham hath heaven heel hint Humpty Dumpty illustrated JACK HORNER JINGLING AND JANGLING Life's LITTLE BOY BLUE Little Jack lived London edition MAD HORSE McLenan Monday Mother Goose Novel old woman peck of pickle peep Peter Piper picked pickle peppers Peter plain Poem poor price $1 oo price 50 cents RAGS AND ROBES ring RUDD & CARLETON Shakspeare sheep side sing SOLOMON GRUNDY song soul thing THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Tommy Snooks truth twist untwist VICTUALS AND DRINK wear whey WOMAN OF SURREY wonder Youth
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Page 23 - THREE wise men of Gotham Went to sea in a bowl; If the bowl had been stronger, My song had been longer.
Page 13 - Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, "What a good boy am I!
Page 102 - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty in his place again.
Page 34 - I lent him to a lady, To ride a mile away ; She whipped him, she slashed him, She rode him through the mire ; I would not lend my pony now For all the lady's hire. CCLVI. As Tommy Snooks, and Bessy Brooks, Were walking out one Sunday, Says Tommy Snooks to Bessy Brooks,
Page 70 - There was an old woman, and what do you think? She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink; Victuals and drink were the whole of her diet, And yet this old woman would never be quiet.
Page 52 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie; When the pie was opened, The birds began. to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king? The king was in his counting-house Counting out his money; The queen was in the parlor Eating bread and honey...
Page 43 - LEG over leg, As the dog went to Dover ; When he came to a stile, Jump he went over.
Page 30 - There was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise...
Page 40 - There was an old man of Tobago, Who lived on rice, gruel, and sago ; Till, much to his bliss, His physician said this, — • To a leg, sir, of mutton you may go.
Page 47 - Hark! Hark/ The dogs do bark. The beggars are coming to town. Some in rags, Some in tags, And some in velvet gowns.