Extraordinary nursery rhymes and tales, new yet old, tr. into comic verse, by one who was once a child himself |
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... wonder , ' thought she , ' who this funny place owns ? It appears a new place , but is almost a ruin ; Oh , I see there's a name - he is called Mr. Bruin . I will tap at the door , and may p'raps peep inside ; I can ask for some water ...
... wonder , ' thought she , ' who this funny place owns ? It appears a new place , but is almost a ruin ; Oh , I see there's a name - he is called Mr. Bruin . I will tap at the door , and may p'raps peep inside ; I can ask for some water ...
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... wonder had been if she could have kept quiet . L Little Boy Blue . ITTLE Boy Blue , come blow up your horn , The sheep's in the meadow , the cow's in the corn . Where's the little boy that looks after the sheep ? He's under the haycock ...
... wonder had been if she could have kept quiet . L Little Boy Blue . ITTLE Boy Blue , come blow up your horn , The sheep's in the meadow , the cow's in the corn . Where's the little boy that looks after the sheep ? He's under the haycock ...
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... wonder what can be in here ? ' and Annie paused to enter , But Fatima rushed in between with some force to prevent her . ' That room is private - Blue Beard's , dear - to go there I'm forbidden ; So early in my married life I don't mean ...
... wonder what can be in here ? ' and Annie paused to enter , But Fatima rushed in between with some force to prevent her . ' That room is private - Blue Beard's , dear - to go there I'm forbidden ; So early in my married life I don't mean ...
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... wonder how he killed his wives , by strangling or by poison ? ' Oh , don't ! ' cried Fatima ; ' oh , don't ! I feel all in a tremble ! I never dreamt to meet me here such guests he would assemble . They all are in a bridal dress , and ...
... wonder how he killed his wives , by strangling or by poison ? ' Oh , don't ! ' cried Fatima ; ' oh , don't ! I feel all in a tremble ! I never dreamt to meet me here such guests he would assemble . They all are in a bridal dress , and ...
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... wonder intense , and surprise , For she never had spoken before , Though they're friends of a twelvemonth and more- Yea , since ever she opened her eyes . ' You are mourning ! ' Miss Pussy exclaimed ; ' Let the cause of your sorrow be ...
... wonder intense , and surprise , For she never had spoken before , Though they're friends of a twelvemonth and more- Yea , since ever she opened her eyes . ' You are mourning ! ' Miss Pussy exclaimed ; ' Let the cause of your sorrow be ...
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Annie baby bear bird Blue Beard bride Bruin Carrion Crow castle caught cook cried dame dance dear descending Dickory dine Doctor Foster door dressed drink ev'ry eyes fairy Fatima feels Flora friendly Hedgehog funny Giant gipsy Golden Pheasant gone Goody Twoshoes guest happy Hark head hear heart Heigho hide horse ITTLE Jack Jack's jolly King King Arthur kissed lady Little Jack Horner LITTLE Polly Flinders looks marry miss monster morn mother mouse ne'er never nice nigh night noose o'er Ogre pieman Polly poor pretty maid Puss pussy cat queer ride rope round rushes Samuel Morgan scarcely shoe Silverlocks Simple Simon sing smell smile soon surprise sweet teetotum There's thing thought three blind mice Tom Tucker tree Twas Whilst wife Young Reynard
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Page 130 - Jack and Jill Went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down, And broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after.
Page 96 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
Page 30 - 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 19 - When the bough breaks the era-die will fall, And down will come ba-by, era -die and all. V)T& W '^B — Pi EE±3z=S2=5r ^r*-fc m P v ir " Rock-a-bye, baby, in the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock ; When the bough breaks the cradle will fall. And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Page 95 - Hey, Diddle, Diddle, the cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon.
Page 91 - 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 31 - All on a summer's day, As it fell out, they all fell in, — The rest they ran away.
Page 8 - The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow; And what will the Robin do then, poor thing? He'll sit in a barn, and keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, poor thing!
Page 65 - TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef.
Page 19 - Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down. Hickory dickory dock.