The Nursery Rhyme BookA collection of 332 nursery rhymes grouped under such categories as "Historical," "Tales," "Proverbs," "Songs," "Games," and "Jingles." |
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After he had his head cut off , “ the Parliament soldiers went to the King , ” that is ,
to his son Charles , and crowned him in his turn , but he was thought a little too
gay . Then we come to the King “ who had a daughter fair , and gave the Prince of
...
After he had his head cut off , “ the Parliament soldiers went to the King , ” that is ,
to his son Charles , and crowned him in his turn , but he was thought a little too
gay . Then we come to the King “ who had a daughter fair , and gave the Prince of
...
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The lad has into England come , And ta'en the crown in spite o ' him . The dog ,
he shall na keep it lang , To flinch we'll make him fain again ; We'll hing him hie
upon a tree , And James shall have his ain again . ” He was The truth is , that the
...
The lad has into England come , And ta'en the crown in spite o ' him . The dog ,
he shall na keep it lang , To flinch we'll make him fain again ; We'll hing him hie
upon a tree , And James shall have his ain again . ” He was The truth is , that the
...
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I find nobody else here about whom history teaches us till we come to Dr. Faustus
. He was not He was not “ a very good man ” ; that is a mistake , or the poem was
written by a friend of the Doctor's . In reality he was a wizard , and raised up ...
I find nobody else here about whom history teaches us till we come to Dr. Faustus
. He was not He was not “ a very good man ” ; that is a mistake , or the poem was
written by a friend of the Doctor's . In reality he was a wizard , and raised up ...
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After these rhymes there come a number of riddles , of which the answers are
given . Then there are charms , which people used to think would help in butter -
making or would cure diseases . It is not generally thought now that they are of ...
After these rhymes there come a number of riddles , of which the answers are
given . Then there are charms , which people used to think would help in butter -
making or would cure diseases . It is not generally thought now that they are of ...
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... little jumping Joan 140 Title ( Charms and Lullabies ) 143 Cushy cow bonny ,
let down thy milk 145 Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper 146 Where's
the peck of pickled pepper 147 Hush - a - bye , baby 149 Home again , come
again ...
... little jumping Joan 140 Title ( Charms and Lullabies ) 143 Cushy cow bonny ,
let down thy milk 145 Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper 146 Where's
the peck of pickled pepper 147 Hush - a - bye , baby 149 Home again , come
again ...
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Popular passages
Page 67 - A MAN of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 151 - 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 80 - Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, And can't tell where to find them; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind them.
Page 160 - Brickbats and tiles, Say the bells of St. Giles'. Halfpence and farthings, Say the bells of St. Martin's. Oranges and lemons, Say the bells of St. Clement's. Pancakes and fritters, Say the bells of St. Peter's. Two sticks and an apple, Say the bells at Whitechapel.
Page 40 - 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 19 - 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 239 - That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked 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.
Page 227 - COME, take up your hats, and away let us haste To the Butterfly's ball and the Grasshopper's feast ; The trumpeter Gadfly has summoned the crew, And the revels are now only waiting for you.
Page 104 - The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!
Page 229 - Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Nursery Rhyme Book Volume 19, Issue 421 of Opie collection of children's literature |
| Editor | Andrew Lang |
| Illustrated by | Leonard Leslie Brooke |
| Publisher | F. Warne and Company, 1897 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 18 Nov 2005 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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