Extraordinary nursery rhymes and tales, new yet old, tr. into comic verse, by one who was once a child himself |
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... turned me to a bear , dear ; I sought you everywhere , dear , And strained each nerve and sinew , For tauntingly she said , " When you that maiden wed , Then you may drop your bear - skin . But you must win her truly , And use no force ...
... turned me to a bear , dear ; I sought you everywhere , dear , And strained each nerve and sinew , For tauntingly she said , " When you that maiden wed , Then you may drop your bear - skin . But you must win her truly , And use no force ...
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... turned chicken - hearted ! I see what's the matter . ' They quarrelled , and words of deep anger arose , Till at length they dismounted and dealt deadly blows , And fought , till the one who would take the babes ' part , With a plunge ...
... turned chicken - hearted ! I see what's the matter . ' They quarrelled , and words of deep anger arose , Till at length they dismounted and dealt deadly blows , And fought , till the one who would take the babes ' part , With a plunge ...
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... find that as long as I live That I never forgive or forget . ' But all hope soon is turned into doubt , As his guest hunts him all round about . He is thirsty , and can't get a drink . At one time he approached near the cup , When ( 79 79 )
... find that as long as I live That I never forgive or forget . ' But all hope soon is turned into doubt , As his guest hunts him all round about . He is thirsty , and can't get a drink . At one time he approached near the cup , When ( 79 79 )
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... turned on his back , And his head has been scrunched by the cat . It was rather a tussle , for one or two sips He had sucked from the floor , which , in passing his lips , Had made him as big as a rat . Her position peculiar some care ...
... turned on his back , And his head has been scrunched by the cat . It was rather a tussle , for one or two sips He had sucked from the floor , which , in passing his lips , Had made him as big as a rat . Her position peculiar some care ...
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... turned on his heel , and he left the maid ; ' And thank you for going , sir , ' she said . Then young Roger came by , and he kissed the maid . ' Now , what are you after , sir ? ' she said . ' I would make you my wife , dear , my own ...
... turned on his heel , and he left the maid ; ' And thank you for going , sir , ' she said . Then young Roger came by , and he kissed the maid . ' Now , what are you after , sir ? ' she said . ' I would make you my wife , dear , my own ...
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Annie baby bear bird Blue Beard bride Bruin Carrion Crow castle caught cook cried dame dance dear descending Dickory dine Doctor Foster door dressed drink ev'ry eyes fairy Fatima feels Flora friendly Hedgehog funny Giant gipsy Golden Pheasant gone Goody Twoshoes guest happy Hark head hear heart Heigho hide horse ITTLE Jack Jack's jolly King King Arthur kissed lady Little Jack Horner LITTLE Polly Flinders looks marry miss monster morn mother mouse ne'er never nice nigh night noose o'er Ogre pieman Polly poor pretty maid Puss pussy cat queer ride rope round rushes Samuel Morgan scarcely shoe Silverlocks Simple Simon sing smell smile soon surprise sweet teetotum There's thing thought three blind mice Tom Tucker tree Twas Whilst wife Young Reynard
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Page 130 - 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 96 - 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 30 - Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, "What a good boy am I!
Page 19 - When the bough breaks the era-die will fall, And down will come ba-by, era -die and all. V)T& W '^B — Pi EE±3z=S2=5r ^r*-fc m P v ir " Rock-a-bye, baby, in 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.
Page 95 - Hey, Diddle, Diddle, the cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon.
Page 91 - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall: Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty in his place again.
Page 31 - All on a summer's day, As it fell out, they all fell in, — The rest they ran away.
Page 8 - The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow; And what will the Robin do then, poor thing? He'll sit in a barn, and keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, poor thing!
Page 65 - TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef.
Page 19 - Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down. Hickory dickory dock.