There was a chandler making candle,
When he them stript, he did them handle.

There was a cobbler clouting shoon,
When they mended, they were done.

There was a crow sat on a stone,
When he was gone, then there was none.
There was a horse going to the mill,
When he went on, he stood not still.

There was a lackey ran a race,
When he ran fast, he ran apace.

There was a monkey climbed a tree,

When he fell down, then down fell he.

There was a navy went into Spain,
When it return'd, it came again.

There was an old woman lived under a hill, And if she's not gone, she lives there still.

THE ROYAL BABY

VII

NURSERY NOVELS

VII

NURSERY NOVELS

The Courtship, Merry Marriage, and Picnic Dinner of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren

It was a merry time

When Jenny Wren was young,

So neatly as she danced,

And so sweetly as she sung,
Robin Redbreast lost his heart:
He was a gallant bird;
He doft his hat to Jenny,

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And thus to her he said:

My dearest Jenny Wren,
If you will but be mine,
You shall dine on cherry pie,

And drink nice currant wine.
I'll dress you like a Goldfinch,
Or like a Peacock gay;
So if you'll have me, Jenny,
Let us appoint the day."

Jenny blushed behind her fan,
And thus declared her mind:
"Then let it be to-morrow, Bob,
I take your offer kind—