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... cheer the gloom . When these little birds could fly , Mary oped the cage's door ; . With their parents off they flew , And she saw her birds no more . OOLISH Edward runs away , From the large dog with 22 Nursery Songs .
... cheer the gloom . When these little birds could fly , Mary oped the cage's door ; . With their parents off they flew , And she saw her birds no more . OOLISH Edward runs away , From the large dog with 22 Nursery Songs .
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... then straight- way , d'you see , His kinsmen come railing at pretty Bessie . Then spake the blind beggar , “ Although I be poor , Yet rail not ' gainst my child at my own door ; Though she be not decked in velvet and pearl , 8 Ballads .
... then straight- way , d'you see , His kinsmen come railing at pretty Bessie . Then spake the blind beggar , “ Although I be poor , Yet rail not ' gainst my child at my own door ; Though she be not decked in velvet and pearl , 8 Ballads .
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... doors Did to this bower belong . And they so cunningly contrived , With turnings round about , That none but by a clue or thread Could enter in or out . And for his love and lady's sake , That was so fair and bright , The keeping of ...
... doors Did to this bower belong . And they so cunningly contrived , With turnings round about , That none but by a clue or thread Could enter in or out . And for his love and lady's sake , That was so fair and bright , The keeping of ...
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... door , That he would wed the lady Who could that slipper wear . So all the maidens tried it on , Tall , short , plain , dark , and fair . No one of them could fit it , The shoe was far too small ; Then came the cruel sisters , And tried ...
... door , That he would wed the lady Who could that slipper wear . So all the maidens tried it on , Tall , short , plain , dark , and fair . No one of them could fit it , The shoe was far too small ; Then came the cruel sisters , And tried ...
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... and clean , and go to sell The cresses in the town . Oh , may you prosper , children dear , Increase your little store , I'll buy your cresses every time You bring them to our door . Grumble and Cheery . C 6 Nursery Songs .
... and clean , and go to sell The cresses in the town . Oh , may you prosper , children dear , Increase your little store , I'll buy your cresses every time You bring them to our door . Grumble and Cheery . C 6 Nursery Songs .
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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.