A History of Nursery RhymesGreening, 1899 - 195 páginas |
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... person of his head . " From this era , centuries before the Celt traversed our shores , " the progress of civilisation " has gone on in one unbroken continuity from the Second Stone Age man to the present time . CHAPTER II . " O dea ...
... person of his head . " From this era , centuries before the Celt traversed our shores , " the progress of civilisation " has gone on in one unbroken continuity from the Second Stone Age man to the present time . CHAPTER II . " O dea ...
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... person greeting holds the right hand , back up , in front of and close to the heart , with the fingers extended and pointing to the left . Another habit is that of passing the open right hand , palm downwards , from the heart , towards ...
... person greeting holds the right hand , back up , in front of and close to the heart , with the fingers extended and pointing to the left . Another habit is that of passing the open right hand , palm downwards , from the heart , towards ...
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... person is drowned , people recollect the fancies of childhood , and exclaim , " The River Spirit claims its yearly sacrifice . " Even the hard - reasoning Scotch , years ago , clung to the same super- stitious fancy which oftentimes ...
... person is drowned , people recollect the fancies of childhood , and exclaim , " The River Spirit claims its yearly sacrifice . " Even the hard - reasoning Scotch , years ago , clung to the same super- stitious fancy which oftentimes ...
Página 86
... person in the circle guess the correct meaning , it becomes his or her turn to ask the next question . Baker or grocer , chemist or draper , in fact any trade may be selected by the person whose turn it is to put the question . AN ...
... person in the circle guess the correct meaning , it becomes his or her turn to ask the next question . Baker or grocer , chemist or draper , in fact any trade may be selected by the person whose turn it is to put the question . AN ...
Página 164
... person sitting in a chair made of the bones of a relation , drinking out of the skull , and reading by the light of a candle made from the marrow - bones . Street game rhyme , something like the well - known " How many miles to Wimble ...
... person sitting in a chair made of the bones of a relation , drinking out of the skull , and reading by the light of a candle made from the marrow - bones . Street game rhyme , something like the well - known " How many miles to Wimble ...
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20 Cecil Court amongst amusing art cloth Arthur Wing Pinero Author baby bells bird bright Bye-ways of Crime Cecil Court CHAPTER Charing Cross Road charm child Church CLEMENT SCOTT clever book Contemporary Pictures criminals Crown 8vo cuckoo DAN LENO dance delight Dickery diddle East Anglia Edition English enthusiasm epigram Escott's fascinating fire Fitz-Gerald fly away home G. F. MONKSHOOD Green Carnation Greening hand humour Hypocrite Illustrated by W. S. Introduction by JUSTIN Jack JUSTIN HANNAFORD King Kipling's Lady Ruby literary little book London Lucy Locket lullaby maid merry modern MONKSHOOD moon mother nett novel nursery rhymes old woman Ovsen play Pottle Papers R. J. POWER-BERREY readable reader round Rudyard Kipling sarcasm satire sing sketches sleep song story style sung T. H. S. ESCOTT T. P. O'Connor tale thee to-day Trip to Paradoxia W. S. ROGERS worship writer written
Pasajes populares
Página 172 - A MAN of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds...
Página 87 - 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!
Página 74 - The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush. Here we go 'round the mulberry bush So early in the morning.
Página 139 - 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; Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king?
Página 142 - 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?
Página 32 - Rockabye 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.
Página 95 - That slew the ox, That drank the water, That quenched the fire, That burned the staff, That beat the dog, That bit the cat, That ate the kid, That my father bought For two pieces of money : A kid, a kid.
Página 166 - Gay go up, and gay go down, To ring the bells of London town. Bull's eyes and targets, Say the bells of St Marg'ret's. Brickbats and tiles, Say the bells of St Giles'. Halfpence and farthings Say the bells of St Martin's.
Página 146 - 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.
Página 152 - Over the hills and far away ;" Over the hills, and a great way off, And the wind will blow my top-knot off.