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" I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread. "
Nursery rhymes, tales and jingles. The Camden ed. Compiled by mrs. Valentine - Page 526
by Nursery rhymes - 1874
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The Boyd Smith Mother Goose

Lawrence Elmendorf - Animals - 1919 - 286 pages
...comes no more, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, He will fret full sore ! Jfee, Jf ie, Jf o Jf urn FEE, Fie, Fo Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread. &re Jou (fcotng, fHp $rettp Jfflafo? ^Vlt 7"HERE are you going,...
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A Child's Book of Stories

Children's stories - 1919 - 508 pages
...cry out: " Fa, fe, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman ; Let him be alive, or let him be dead, I '11 grind his bones to make me bread." " Say you so, my friend? " said Jack, " you are a monstrous miller indeed." " Art thou," cried the giant, " the villain...
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The Children's Encyclopedia, Volume 3

Arthur Mee - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1910 - 656 pages
...drawbridge that stretched across it he sniffed the air around, and roared in an awful voice: " Fe, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman ; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread." " You must catch me first," cried Jack ; and then, throwing...
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FF Communications

Johannes Bolte, Kaarle Krohn, Axel Olrik, Carl Wilhelm Sydow - Folklore - 1920 - 1174 pages
...Beispiele nenne ich noch den Ruf des Menschenfressers im englischen Märchen (Jacobs i, 631: Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll have his bones to grind my bread! oder den italienischen Dialog zwischen Bauer Wahrhaft und dem...
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Diantha's Guest: A Tale of the Argonauts of '49

Emilie Benson Knipe, Alden Arthur Knipe - 1921 - 326 pages
...it lies the land of all the giants Jack the Giant Killer slew, including the one who sang 'Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread.' " Annie and Katy snuggled up to Sam at this alarming verse...
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Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and ..., Part 1923

Charles Madison Curry, Erle Elsworth Clippinger - History - 1921 - 720 pages
...the giant comes in, the formula generally associated with "Jack the Giant Killer": "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I 'll grind his bones to make my bread." The version chosen for use here contains the elements of the...
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Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and ..., Part 1923

Charles Madison Curry, Erle Elsworth Clippinger - Children - 1921 - 716 pages
...the giant comes in, the formula generally associated with "Jack the Giant Killer": "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he alive, or be he dead, The version chosen for use here contains the elements of the story most familiar to past generations...
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Journeys Through Bookland: A New and Original Plan for Reading ..., Volume 1

Charles Herbert Sylvester - Fiction - 1922 - 526 pages
...illtreated her shamefully and had been very angry at her ever since the money was stolen. "Fee, Fie, Fo, Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread." "Wife, I smell fresh meat. There is another boy in the house....
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Essential Language Habits, Book 1

Esther Marshall Cowan, Annette Betz, Werrett Wallace Charters - English language - 1923 - 298 pages
...difference between saying, "I eat the wheat" and "I devour the wheat?" Another giant once said, "Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman! Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!" Who was he? Those two giants use one word which is the same....
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Slaves and Ivory: A Record of Adventure and Exploration in the Unknown Sudan ...

Henry Darley - Ethiopia - 1926 - 270 pages
...date. Doubtless they had their own native version of the old English nursery rhyme — " Fee, l'"i, Fo, Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread." All through Africa, however, hunters and traders can go where...
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