The Nursery Rhyme BookAndrew Lang A collection of 332 nursery rhymes grouped under such categories as "Historical," "Tales," "Proverbs," "Songs," "Games," and "Jingles." |
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... Nursery Rhymes . Simple Simon was not Simon Fraser of Lovat , who was sometimes on Jim's side , and sometimes on George's , till he got his head cut off by King George . That Simon was not simple . The Babes in the Wood you may read ...
... Nursery Rhymes . Simple Simon was not Simon Fraser of Lovat , who was sometimes on Jim's side , and sometimes on George's , till he got his head cut off by King George . That Simon was not simple . The Babes in the Wood you may read ...
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... rhyme is not nearly so lucky . 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 ...
... rhyme is not nearly so lucky . 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 ...
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Andrew Lang. " Hickory Dickory Dock " is a rhyme for count- ing out a lot of children . The child on whom the last word ... rhymes in this part of the book are sung in games and dances by children , and are very pretty to see and hear ...
Andrew Lang. " Hickory Dickory Dock " is a rhyme for count- ing out a lot of children . The child on whom the last word ... rhymes in this part of the book are sung in games and dances by children , and are very pretty to see and hear ...
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... cloud , and kill everybody . There is a French rhyme like " Blue - Eye Beauty " " Les yeux bleus Vont aux cieux . Les yeux gris Vont à Paradis . Les yeux noirs Vont à Purgatoire . " None of the other rhymes seem to be anything but 18 ...
... cloud , and kill everybody . There is a French rhyme like " Blue - Eye Beauty " " Les yeux bleus Vont aux cieux . Les yeux gris Vont à Paradis . Les yeux noirs Vont à Purgatoire . " None of the other rhymes seem to be anything but 18 ...
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Andrew Lang. None of the other rhymes seem to be anything but nonsense , and nonsense is a very good thing in its way , especially with pictures . Any child who likes can get Mrs. Markham's " History of England , " and read about the ...
Andrew Lang. None of the other rhymes seem to be anything but nonsense , and nonsense is a very good thing in its way , especially with pictures . Any child who likes can get Mrs. Markham's " History of England , " and read about the ...
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beat dog began bells of St bird bite pig Bumpety burn stick butcher carrion crow Charley Cock me cary Copyright 1897 cou'd Dame Dance o'er dildin ding Dog won't bite ducks eggs Fire won't burn frog gay lady gone goose heigh hill home to-night house that Jack ITTLE Jack built Johnny jump'd kill'd the rat King King Arthur King of France Kitty Lady Lee legs little boy little dog little girl lol de riddle malt married merry merrymen morning mouse Nursery Rhymes o'er my Lady Old King Cole old woman penny piper's son poor porringer pretty maid Pussy pussy-cat Queen quoth ride Robin Say the bells she's too young shoe silver Simple Simon sing Sneeze song Stick won't beat stile Taffy tail thee thou town Warne wife wind worried the cat
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.