CCCXLII.

A LITTLE old man of Derby,
How do you think he served me?
He took away my bread and cheese,
And that is now he served me.

CCCXLIII.

THERE was an old man,

And he had a calf,

And that's half;

He took him out of the stall,
And put him on the wall;
And that's all.

CCCXLIV.

FATHER SHORT came down the lane,

Oh! I'm obliged to hammer and smite
From four in the morning till eight at night,
For bad master and a worse dame.

CCCXLV.

THERE was an old woman called Nothing-at-all,
Who rejoiced in a dwelling exceedingly small;
A man stretched his mouth to its utmost extent,
And down at one gulp house and old woman went..

THERE was an old woman in Surrey,
Who was morn, noon, and night in a hurry,

Called her husband a fool,

Drove the children to school,

The worrying old woman of Surrey.

CCCXLVII.

Old woman, old woman old woman, quoth I, O whither, O whither, O whither so high? To brush the cobwebs off the sky!

Shall I go with thee? Aye, by-and-bye.

ames.

COME, my children, come away,
For the sun shines bright to-day;
Little children, come with me,
Birds and brooks and posies see;
Get your hats and come away,
For it is a pleasant day.

Everything is laughing, singing,

All the pretty flowers are springing ;

See the kitten, full of fun,

Sporting in the brilliant sun;

Children too may sport and play,

For it is a pleasant day.