...farmer sowing his corn, That met the priest with his pen and ink-horn, That married the man so tattered and torn. That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That...cat, That killed the rat, that ate the malt, That lay in the house, that Jack built." This familiar word occurs here eleven times ; and to replace it...

...that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That...the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. It is not enough, then, merely to select your material, even though...

...with his pen and ink-horn, That married the man so tattered and torn, 279 DEFINED AND ILLUSTRATED that That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the...cat, That killed the rat, that ate the malt, That lay in the house, that Jack built." This familiar word occurs here eleven times ; and to replace it...

...ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. 6. This is the cow with the crumpled horn , 30 That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. 35 7. This is the maiden all forlorn , That tossed the dog, That...

...tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, 15 That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt NEW ENGLAND PRIMER SECOND EDITION, BOSTON, 1691 The Golden Rule Be you to others kind and true, As...

...that crowed in the morn That waked the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked...the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt ' That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the farmer sowing his corn That kept the cock that crowed...

...that crowed in the morn That waked the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked...the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. 60 ONE, TWO buckle six seven eight straight One, two, Buckle my shoe;...

...the house that Jack built. This is the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked...worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt i i That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cock that crowed in the morn That waked the...

...the rat, That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the maiden all forlorn, 15 That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed...worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt 20 That lay in the house that Jack built. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT 31 This is the man all tattered...

...the maiden all forlorn, that milked the cow with a crumpled horn, that tossed the dog over the barn, that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. The greater part of this piece consists of rhymed verse, and deals...