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... took some of its wool , which was " white as snow , " and knitted for her a pair of stockings to wear in remem- brance of her pet . Some years after , Mrs. Sarah Hall composed additional verses to those of John Rollstone , making the ...
... took some of its wool , which was " white as snow , " and knitted for her a pair of stockings to wear in remem- brance of her pet . Some years after , Mrs. Sarah Hall composed additional verses to those of John Rollstone , making the ...
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A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford. took such good care of the stockings made from her lamb's fleece that when she was a grown - up woman she was able to give one of them to a church bazaar in Boston . As soon as it became known ...
A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford. took such good care of the stockings made from her lamb's fleece that when she was a grown - up woman she was able to give one of them to a church bazaar in Boston . As soon as it became known ...
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... took a lick out o ' this wife's poke , And a lick they took out o ' that wife's poke , And a loup in the lade , and a dip in the dam , And hame they cam ' wallopin ' , wallopin ' , wallopin ' , etc. Or : - - Feetikin , feetikin , When ...
... took a lick out o ' this wife's poke , And a lick they took out o ' that wife's poke , And a loup in the lade , and a dip in the dam , And hame they cam ' wallopin ' , wallopin ' , wallopin ' , etc. Or : - - Feetikin , feetikin , When ...
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... , man . Fa ' took her out , man ? Me and Willie Cout , man . A ' them that kent her When she was alive , Come to the burialie Between four and five . Again Eezy ozy moolin's o ' bread , Kens na RHYMES OF THE NURSERY . 19.
... , man . Fa ' took her out , man ? Me and Willie Cout , man . A ' them that kent her When she was alive , Come to the burialie Between four and five . Again Eezy ozy moolin's o ' bread , Kens na RHYMES OF THE NURSERY . 19.
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... Upstairs , downstairs , And in my lady's chamber . There I met an old man Who wouldn't say his prayers , I took him by the left leg , And threw him downstairs . Old Mother Hubbard , she went to the cupboard , 24 RHYMES OF THE NURSERY .
... Upstairs , downstairs , And in my lady's chamber . There I met an old man Who wouldn't say his prayers , I took him by the left leg , And threw him downstairs . Old Mother Hubbard , she went to the cupboard , 24 RHYMES OF THE NURSERY .
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Page 113 - 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 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 27 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread, She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
Page 24 - Hey, diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon!
Page 28 - TAFFY was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef: I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrowbone.
Page 25 - Little Polly Flinders Sat among the cinders, Warming her pretty little toes; Her mother came and caught her And whipped her little daughter For spoiling her nice new clothes. That stealing doesn't pay is fittingly illustrated in: Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig and away he run!
Page 31 - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on. Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head; One to watch and one to pray And two to bear my soul away.
Page 12 - Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, Eating his Christmas pie. He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum, And said, " What a good boy am I ! " HEY, DIDDLE, DIDDLE Hey, diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon.
Page 101 - Who killed Cock Robin ? I, said the Sparrow, With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin. Who saw him die ? I, said the Fly, With my little eye, I saw him die.
Page 24 - BAA BAA, BLACK SHEEP. BAA Baa, Black Sheep, Have you any wool ? Yes, Sir, yes, Sir, three bags full.
Page 12 - Rock-a-bye baby on 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.