 TAFFY was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone.  St. Nicholas - Page 460edited by - 1886Full view - About this book
 | Karl Fritiof Sundén - Ellipsis - 1904 - 242 pages
...is a Welsh petform for 'David'. Extraordinary Nursery Rhymes and Tales, p. 65. Taffy the Welshman. Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a joint of beef, I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was from home, I searched but found nought to the beef... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1905 - 122 pages
...pussy cat, what did you there ? I frightened a little mouse under the chair. Taffy was a Welchman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wan't at home, Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone ; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was... | |
 | Frank R. Stockton - Buccaneers - 1913 - 268 pages
...Mother Goose we are told of the intimate connection between Welshmen, thievery, and marrow-bones; for "Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house And stole a leg of beef. •'I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't home, Taffy went to my house, And stole a marrow-bone."... | |
 | William S. Walsh - Characters and characteristics in literature - 1914 - 406 pages
...the sister of Little Btllee. Another famous Taffy appears in the ancient nursery jingle which begins Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief. Taffy came to my house And stole a piece of beef. Talbot, John, first Earl of Shrewsbury (1388-1453), an English general, who was taken prisoner at Patay... | |
 | BLANCHE FISHER WRIGHT - 1916 - 132 pages
...Multiplication is vexation, Division is as bad; The Rule of Three doth puzzle me, And Practice drives me mad. a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's not home; Taffy came to my LITTLE KING BOGGEN marrow-bone. Little King Boggen, he built a fine I went... | |
 | Jean Sherwood Rankin - English language - 1917 - 212 pages
...woman at Exeter; (ex'ter) When visitors came, it sore vexed her; So for fear they should eat, LESSON C Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came...stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not home; Taffy came to my house, and stole a marrow-bone ; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was... | |
 | Indiana. Department of Public Instruction - Physical education and training - 1918 - 358 pages
...TAFFY WAS A WELCHMAN 2 3 Taf-fy was a Welch-man, Taf-fy was a thief, Taf-fy came to my house and stoU a piece of beef; I went to Taf-fy's house, Taf-fy wasn't home, I returned the fa-vor And stole a marrow bone. — =t=3£ Two straight lines, boys on one side, girls... | |
 | Lawrence Elmendorf - Animals - 1919 - 286 pages
...ran after the farmer's wife, Who cut off their tails with the carving-knife. T\FFY was a Welschman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef : I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home; Taffy came to my house, and stole a marrow-bone. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was... | |
 | Charles Madison Curry, Erle Elsworth Clippinger - History - 1921 - 720 pages
...He let off his gun, But he fired too soon, And the drake flew away with a quack, quack, quack. 130 TAFFY Taffy was a Welshman; Taffy was a thief ; Taffy...Taffy wasn't home; Taffy came to my house, And stole a marrow-bone. I went to Taffy's house; Taffy was in bed; I took up the marrow-bone And flung it at his... | |
 | Conal O'Riordan - 1921 - 400 pages
...look at him. 'Is that so?' he said gently. 'Now, tell me why.' Adam, somewhat at a loss, replied : ' Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house . . . ' but felt this was an overstatement, and stopped. 'Do you mean,' Father Clare asked, 'that you... | |
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