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... wishes that her little heart , Was given to God indeed . " And must I then be gentle , Obedient , and mild ; If I , like little Samuel , Would be the Lord's own child ? " " Speak , Lord , Thy servant heareth , " Thus too my lips shall ...
... wishes that her little heart , Was given to God indeed . " And must I then be gentle , Obedient , and mild ; If I , like little Samuel , Would be the Lord's own child ? " " Speak , Lord , Thy servant heareth , " Thus too my lips shall ...
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... . 99 Four suitors at once unto her did go ; They craved her favour , but still she said " No ; [ with me : I would not wish gentles to marry Yet ever they honourèd pretty Bessie . The first of them was a gallant young knight , Ballads .
... . 99 Four suitors at once unto her did go ; They craved her favour , but still she said " No ; [ with me : I would not wish gentles to marry Yet ever they honourèd pretty Bessie . The first of them was a gallant young knight , Ballads .
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... wish as pay- ment for her industry . Kate stamped , and bade them begone : she would not work — not she ! she was glad to be rid of Nell ; though I must say her heart was a little sad when she found there was not a trace of them left ...
... wish as pay- ment for her industry . Kate stamped , and bade them begone : she would not work — not she ! she was glad to be rid of Nell ; though I must say her heart was a little sad when she found there was not a trace of them left ...
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... wish to have Nell back again , though she would find herself thinking often how lone and sad she was , and that she had no one to thank for all her trou- bles but herself . But when the long , wintry , cold nights came , she could no ...
... wish to have Nell back again , though she would find herself thinking often how lone and sad she was , and that she had no one to thank for all her trou- bles but herself . But when the long , wintry , cold nights came , she could no ...
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... for , and she told the trembling Kate that she should now have one single wish for the work she had done . Kate wished for once in her life with all her heart , and it was to see poor Nell . The old woman mumbled 28 Nursery Stories .
... for , and she told the trembling Kate that she should now have one single wish for the work she had done . Kate wished for once in her life with all her heart , and it was to see poor Nell . The old woman mumbled 28 Nursery Stories .
Common terms and phrases
baby beautiful bells of St Bethnal Green birds blind beggar bold Robin Hood bright carrion crow Cheery Chevy Chase cradle will rock dame Dance o'er Dick Whittington door doth Earl Douglas Earl Percy fairy father Fol de rol Fretillon gallant gay lady girl gold gown Grumble hand heart heigh horse house that Jack ITTLE Jack built Joe Dobson jump'd Kate kill'd the rat Lady Lee laughed Little John Little Robin Redbreast lived Lord maiden maids malt That lay marry master merry mice mother never night noble o'er my Lady old witch old woman Parsley Peacocks pearl pony poor pray pretty Bessie prince Princess Rosetta pussy Pussy-cat queen quoth Robin Goodfellow Rose round Say the bells sing sister slain song stick sweet tell thee thou shalt told toss'd the dog tree unto wife worried the cat
Popular passages
Page 6 - A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 3 - GOD prosper long our noble king, Our lives and safeties all ; A woful hunting once there did In Chevy-Chase befall. To drive the deer with hound and horn Earl Percy took his way ; The child may rue that is unborn The hunting of that day.
Page 32 - Star. TWINKLE, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are ! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Page 1 - 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?
Page 20 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 24 - One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Shut the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Who will delve?
Page 23 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
Page 10 - They closed full fast on every side, No slackness there was found ; And many a gallant gentleman Lay gasping on the ground.
Page 27 - THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD Now ponder well, you parents dear, These words which I shall write ; A doleful story you shall hear, In time brought forth to light. A gentleman of good account In Norfolk dwelt of late, Who did in honour far surmount Most men of his estate.
Page 13 - With that there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart — A deep and deadly blow : Who never spoke more words than these — " Fight on, my merry men all; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall.