The Boyd Smith Mother GooseLawrence Elmendorf Forward by Lawrence Elmendorf briefly outlines a history of Mother Goose. This is followed by Mother Goose melodies collected by The Percy Society by James O'Halliwell, London in 1842. Pt. 2 is the Original Mother Goose Melody as issued by John Newbery of London circa 1760 and Isaiah Thomas of Worcester, Massachusetts circa 1785. Pt. 3 is The Pleasant history of Little Jack Horner, and Pt. 4 is the Famous history of Tom Thumb. |
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... Songs for the Nursery , or Mother Goose . The songs were sold from the Pudding Lane shop for two coppers apiece . In 1833 " Reliable life of the Goose family , never before published " printed in Boston , reiterated that the first ...
... Songs for the Nursery , or Mother Goose . The songs were sold from the Pudding Lane shop for two coppers apiece . In 1833 " Reliable life of the Goose family , never before published " printed in Boston , reiterated that the first ...
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... song about an old woman tossed in a blanket seventeen times as high as the moon , and was altogether very loud and noisy . " · Ancient spelling- Not Samders . -was not spelled with a " p . " Not Rivingston . 4 As spelled in the original ...
... song about an old woman tossed in a blanket seventeen times as high as the moon , and was altogether very loud and noisy . " · Ancient spelling- Not Samders . -was not spelled with a " p . " Not Rivingston . 4 As spelled in the original ...
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... SONG OF SIXPENCE COME , ALL YE BRISK YOUNG BATCHELORS THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN LITTLE BLUE BILLY THE MAN IN THE MOON TOм , TOм , THE PIPER'S SON . I HAD A LITTLE MOPPET TOM MARRIED A WIFE ON SUNDAY SOLOMON GRUNDY . THE LION AND THE ...
... SONG OF SIXPENCE COME , ALL YE BRISK YOUNG BATCHELORS THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN LITTLE BLUE BILLY THE MAN IN THE MOON TOм , TOм , THE PIPER'S SON . I HAD A LITTLE MOPPET TOM MARRIED A WIFE ON SUNDAY SOLOMON GRUNDY . THE LION AND THE ...
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... SONG 115 AMPHION'S SONG OF EURYDICE 116 THREE WISE MEN 117 THERE WAS AN OLD MAN 117 THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN 118 PLATO'S SONG 119 SE SAW 119 PAGE LITTLE TOM TUCKER GREAT A , LITTLE A SE xvi CONTENTS.
... SONG 115 AMPHION'S SONG OF EURYDICE 116 THREE WISE MEN 117 THERE WAS AN OLD MAN 117 THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN 118 PLATO'S SONG 119 SE SAW 119 PAGE LITTLE TOM TUCKER GREAT A , LITTLE A SE xvi CONTENTS.
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... BE TELL TALE TIT THREE CHILDREN SLIDING 127 128 · • 129 129 ONE , TWO , THREE PATTY CAKE , PATTY CAKE 130 130 WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY O MY KITTEN A KITTEN 131 131 ALEXANDER'S SONG THIS PIG WENT TO MARKET A LONG TAIL'D CONTENTS xvii.
... BE TELL TALE TIT THREE CHILDREN SLIDING 127 128 · • 129 129 ONE , TWO , THREE PATTY CAKE , PATTY CAKE 130 130 WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY O MY KITTEN A KITTEN 131 131 ALEXANDER'S SONG THIS PIG WENT TO MARKET A LONG TAIL'D CONTENTS xvii.
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baby began Bobby Shafto carrion crow coat Cock Robin cou'd Cradle will rock crumpled horn cry'd dance Dickery diddle ding e'er Fairy Queen fell fire girl Goose Gosling house that Jack Humpty Dumpty ISAIAH THOMAS ITTLE Jack built JOHN NEWBERY jump'd jumped kill'd killed the rat King Arthur kissed the maiden legs little boy little cock sparrow little dog LITTLE JACK HORNER little maid little Pig Little Robin Redbreast liv'd lol de riddle maiden all forlorn malt married MAXIM mice milked the cow Miller moon Mother GOOSE's Melody mouse night noble Number old woman penny pipe Piper's Son play pleasant poor pretty pudding quoth reply'd ride round Simple Simon sing Song tayler thee Thomas Fleet thou thro Thumb Tom Thumb Tom's Tommy took tossed the dog town Tucker L twist Unto Wheelbarrow Who'll Wife worried the cat
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Page 3 - 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 57 - A MAN of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 48 - 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 124 - 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 63 - As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives, Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits — Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?
Page 85 - 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 16 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king!
Page 92 - 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 69 - Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, cradle, and all.
Page 74 - 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!