Old Nurse's Book of Rhymes, Jingles and DittiesCharles Henry Bennett |
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... wall , A two - cent roll will serve us all . You find milk , and I'll find flour , • And we'll have a pudding in half an hour . RIII GREAT A , little a , Bouncing B ! The cat's in the cupboard , And can't see me . 1 HICKETY , pickety ...
... wall , A two - cent roll will serve us all . You find milk , and I'll find flour , • And we'll have a pudding in half an hour . RIII GREAT A , little a , Bouncing B ! The cat's in the cupboard , And can't see me . 1 HICKETY , pickety ...
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... . ] The beggars are coming to town ; Some in rags , and some in jags , And some in velvet gowns . HUMPTY Dumpty sat on a wall ; Humpty Dumpty had. HARK , hark , The dogs do bark , ORANGES and lemons , Said the Bells of St. Clement's. [ 21 ]
... . ] The beggars are coming to town ; Some in rags , and some in jags , And some in velvet gowns . HUMPTY Dumpty sat on a wall ; Humpty Dumpty had. HARK , hark , The dogs do bark , ORANGES and lemons , Said the Bells of St. Clement's. [ 21 ]
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Charles Henry Bennett. HUMPTY Dumpty sat on a wall ; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall ; Not all the king's horses , nor all the king's men , Could set Humpty Dumpty up again . HERE we go round the mulber- ry bush , Mulberry bush , Mulberry ...
Charles Henry Bennett. HUMPTY Dumpty sat on a wall ; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall ; Not all the king's horses , nor all the king's men , Could set Humpty Dumpty up again . HERE we go round the mulber- ry bush , Mulberry bush , Mulberry ...
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... wall ; And when the bird away did fly , ' Twas like an eagle in the sky ; | And when the sky began to roar , ' Twas like a lion at the door ; And when the door began to crack , " Twas like a stick across your back ; And when your back ...
... wall ; And when the bird away did fly , ' Twas like an eagle in the sky ; | And when the sky began to roar , ' Twas like a lion at the door ; And when the door began to crack , " Twas like a stick across your back ; And when your back ...
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... wall , And that's all . THERE was an old woman called Nothing at - all , Who rejoiced in a dwelling exceedingly small ; A man stretched his mouth to its utmost extent , And down at one gulp house and old woman went . TOM he was a ...
... wall , And that's all . THERE was an old woman called Nothing at - all , Who rejoiced in a dwelling exceedingly small ; A man stretched his mouth to its utmost extent , And down at one gulp house and old woman went . TOM he was a ...
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Old Nurse's Book of Rhymes, Jingles and Ditties Charles H (Charles Henry) Bennett,Edmund Evans No preview available - 2023 |
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Popular passages
Page 36 - 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 27 - 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 25 - I HAD a little husband, No bigger than my thumb, I put him in a pint pot, And there I bid him drum. I bought a little horse, That galloped up and down; I bridled him, and saddled him, And sent him out of town. I gave him some garters, To garter up his hose, And a little handkerchief, To wipe his pretty nose.
Page 33 - One misty, moisty morning, When cloudy was the weather, I chanced to meet an old man clothed all in leather. He began to compliment, and I began to grin, How do you do, and how do you do?
Page 20 - 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 40 - ROBIN and Richard Were two pretty men ; They laid in bed Till the clock struck ten ; Then up starts Robin And looks at the sky, Oh ! brother Richard, The sun's very high. You go before with the bottle and bag, And I will come after on little Jack Nag.
Page 48 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
Page 19 - Girls and boys, come out to play, The moon doth shine as bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street.
Page 27 - Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Page 34 - OLD Mother Goose, when She wanted to wander, Would ride through the air On a very fine gander. Mother Goose had a house, Twas built in a wood, Where an owl at the door For sentinel stood. This is her son Jack, A plain-looking lad, He is not very good, Nor yet very bad. She sent him to market, A live goose he bought , Here, mother, says he, It will not go for nought.