THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT This is the farmer sowing his corn, That kept the cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with... Child Classics - Page 41by Georgia Alexander, Grace Alexander - 1909Full view - About this book
| Laughton Osborn - 1831
...embellish the House that Jack built : — 1 This is the man, all tattered and torn, ' That married the maiden all forlorn, ' That milked the cow with the crumpled horn.' 0, she was a beautiful creature, — my wife, Susan ! five feet, ten inches, in her stockings, and... | |
| American literature - 1837 - 624 pages
...that eat the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built." 6. THE UNITED STATES BANE. — " This is cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that caught the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built." 7. THE PET BANK SYSTEM. — " This is the maiden... | |
| Manchester grammar sch - 1840 - 210 pages
...the most important and most beautiful part of his poem. By a natural transition he passes to — " The maiden all forlorn, " That milked the cow with the crumpled horn," and — " The man all tattered and torn, " That kissed the maiden all forlorn." The simple beauty of... | |
| Percy Society - English literature - 1841 - 468 pages
...shorn, That married the man all tatter'd and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in thu house that Jack built. 11. This is the farmer sowing... | |
| James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Ballads, English - 1841 - 434 pages
...ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. 7. This is the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. S. This is the man all tatter'd... | |
| Percy Society - English literature - 1841 - 476 pages
...ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. 7. This is the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built, 8. This is the man all tattcr'd... | |
| James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Counting-out rhymes - 1843 - 332 pages
...shorn, That married the man all tatter'd and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. 10. This is the cock that... | |
| Nursery rhymes - 1846 - 300 pages
...shorn, That married the man all tatter'd and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt 11. This is the farmer sowing his corn, That kept the cock that crow'd... | |
| Lydia Maria Child - Amusements - 1847 - 338 pages
...crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, that worried the rat, That killed the rat, that ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the maiden...crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, that worried the oat, That killed the rat, that ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the man... | |
| Lawrence Lovechild - Counting-out rhymes - 1847 - 118 pages
...crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog That worried the cat, That kill'd the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog, That worried the cat, That kill'd the rat,... | |
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