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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Page 82
SUNSHINY shower Won ' t last half an hour . COR every evil under the sun , T
There is a remedy , or there is none . If there be one , try and find it ; Įf there be
none , never mind it . THE art of good driving ' s a paradox quite 82 The Nursery ...
SUNSHINY shower Won ' t last half an hour . COR every evil under the sun , T
There is a remedy , or there is none . If there be one , try and find it ; Įf there be
none , never mind it . THE art of good driving ' s a paradox quite 82 The Nursery ...
Page 83
... And washes in dew from the hawthorn tree , Will ever after handsome be .
RIDAY night ' s dream , T On the Saturday told , Is sure to come true , Be it never
so old . CARLY to bed , and early to rise , Makes a man healthy , wealthy , and
wise .
... And washes in dew from the hawthorn tree , Will ever after handsome be .
RIDAY night ' s dream , T On the Saturday told , Is sure to come true , Be it never
so old . CARLY to bed , and early to rise , Makes a man healthy , wealthy , and
wise .
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Clothed all in leather , With cap under his chin ,How do you do , and how do you
do , And how do you do again ! eva THE fox and his wife they had a great strife ,
1 They never eat mustard in all their whole life ; They eat their meat without fork ...
Clothed all in leather , With cap under his chin ,How do you do , and how do you
do , And how do you do again ! eva THE fox and his wife they had a great strife ,
1 They never eat mustard in all their whole life ; They eat their meat without fork ...
Page 96
Tom with his pipe did play with such skill , That those who heard him could never
keep still ; Whenever they heard they began for to dance , Even pigs on their hind
legs would after him prance . . Copyright 1897 by F . Warne & Co . As Dolly ...
Tom with his pipe did play with such skill , That those who heard him could never
keep still ; Whenever they heard they began for to dance , Even pigs on their hind
legs would after him prance . . Copyright 1897 by F . Warne & Co . As Dolly ...
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IF I ' d as much money as I could spend , I I never would cry old chairs to mend :
Old chairs to mend , old chairs to mend , I never would cry old chairs to mend . If I
' d as much money as I could tell , I never would cry old clothes to sell ; Old ...
IF I ' d as much money as I could spend , I I never would cry old chairs to mend :
Old chairs to mend , old chairs to mend , I never would cry old chairs to mend . If I
' d as much money as I could tell , I never would cry old clothes to sell ; Old ...
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Page 79 - A MAN of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds...
Page 163 - 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 31 - 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 92 - 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 52 - 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 116 - 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 58 - Simple Simon met a pieman, Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your ware." Says the pieman to Simple Simon, "Show me first your penny," Says Simple Simon to the pieman, "Indeed, I have not any.
Page 67 - 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.
Page 253 - AN old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence. " What," said she, " shall I do with this little sixpence ? I will go to market, and buy a little pig.
Page 172 - Bull's eyes and targets, Say the bells of St. Marg'ret's. Brickbats and tiles, Say the bells of St. Giles'. Half-pence 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.