Chapter 3

i007List of IllustrationsFrontispiece—"Ride a cock horse"Title-PagePAGEHeading toIntroductionvTailpiecexiiHeading toIndex of First LinesxiiiHeading toList of IllustrationsxxiiiOld King Cole1His pipe and his bowl2His fiddlers three2Fighting for the crown4He stole three peeks of barley meal6John Cook was riding up Shuter's bank9The fifth of November11Up got the little dog, and he began to bark13Little Tommy Tittlemouse17Here comes a candle21Humpty Dumpty23She lies in bed till eight or nine26Curly locks! Curly locks!30Two legs sat upon three legs32Up jumps two legs33Makes him bring back one leg33Put it in the oven for Tommy and me36Pussy and I very gently will play38He jumped into a quickset hedge39There came a spider41The house that Jack built42The malt, the rat, and the cat42The dog, the cow, and the maiden43The man and the priest44The cock that crowed in the morn45The farmer sowing the corn46He stepped in a puddle47He's under the hay-cock, fast asleep48A carrion crow sat on an oak51Shot his own sow quite through the heart52Jack Sprat could eat no fat53I met an old man clothed all in leather55My cat58"Where have you been all the day?"59"Come out to play"61"Let's to bed"63Little Bo-peep65The beggars have come to town71Stole a pig and away he run73This little old woman could never be quiet77A to Z81I'll tell you a story85Baa, baa, black sheep87"O whither, O whither, O whither so high?"89Taffy came to my house91I went to Taffy's house91Jack and Jill went up the hill93Jack fell down93Little Bob Snooks94He crept up to the chimney pot95"Where are you going to, my pretty maid?"96The Spider and the Fly100Rain, rain, go away105When a man marries, his trouble begins107Come under my hat109A dainty dish, to set before the king115The king was in his counting-house116The queen was in the parlour116The maid was in the garden117Hector Protector was sent to the queen122Hector Protector was sent back again123I saw a ship a-sailing125Went up the hill127Came down again127Went wandering up and down131Bow, wow, says the dog135He stole those tarts136She made some tarts137The King of Hearts139And vowed he'd steal no more139He shot John Sprig through the middle of his wig143Barber, barber, shave a pig145Bryan O'Lin had no breeches to wear146Three brethren out of Spain148Here comes your daughter149One, two, buckle my shoe166Pretty maids all of a row169"I killed Cock Robin"172"I saw him die"172"I caught his blood"172"I'll make his shroud"173"I'll bear the torch"173"I'll be the clerk"173"I'll dig his grave"174"I'll be the parson"174"I'll be chief mourner"174"I'll sing his dirge"175"I'll carry his coffin"175"I'll toll the bell"175Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat177Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home180My master's lost his fiddling-stick182My dame will dance with you183North, south, east, west184When the wind is in the east185So off he set with his opera hat191"Pray, Mr. Rat, will you go with me?"192The cat, she seized the rat by the crown195A lily-white duck came196"Whither shall I wander?"198Johnny's a drummer199Those that heard him could never keep still201When he whipped them he made them dance205"Can you shoe this horse of mine?"209"How I wonder what you are"210Elizabeth, Eliza, Betsy, and Bess213She whipped them all round216"Will you have any more?"219"Honey," quoth she221No doors there are to this stronghold223"Snail, snail, come out of your hole"229"Let us be kind to one another"231"My black hen lays eggs for gentlemen"233"I put him in a pint-pot"235"A little handkerchief"236See, saw, Margery Daw242Young Lambs to sell249"One a penny, two a penny"252The parliament soldiers are gone to the king254Little Nancy Etticoat255"I had a little nut-tree"257Little Polly Flinders261The man in the moon263They all ran after the farmer's wife268The north wind doth blow269Simple Simon271Simple Simon went a-fishing273Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee274They quite forgot their quarrel275A pig with a curly tail276As I was going up Pippen Hill277Here we go, backwards and forwards279Polly, put the kettle on281The little boy ran away281As I walked by myself290I answered myself291He wooed a little maid292They all fell in294Ding, dong bell297Four and twenty tailors went to kill a snail298What are little boys made of?301Three wise men of Gotham302I have got a little pig304Blow, wind, blow!307Come, little wag-tails317Lucy Locket317Counting the cherry-stones318Tinker, tailor319I do not like thee, Doctor Fell325Some in her pockets327Little Betty Blue329They run with hooks331Initials, Tailpieces, &c., &c.i008i009National Rhymes of the Nursery

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Frontispiece—"Ride a cock horse"Title-PagePAGEHeading toIntroductionvTailpiecexiiHeading toIndex of First LinesxiiiHeading toList of IllustrationsxxiiiOld King Cole1His pipe and his bowl2His fiddlers three2Fighting for the crown4He stole three peeks of barley meal6John Cook was riding up Shuter's bank9The fifth of November11Up got the little dog, and he began to bark13Little Tommy Tittlemouse17Here comes a candle21Humpty Dumpty23She lies in bed till eight or nine26Curly locks! Curly locks!30Two legs sat upon three legs32Up jumps two legs33Makes him bring back one leg33Put it in the oven for Tommy and me36Pussy and I very gently will play38He jumped into a quickset hedge39There came a spider41The house that Jack built42The malt, the rat, and the cat42The dog, the cow, and the maiden43The man and the priest44The cock that crowed in the morn45The farmer sowing the corn46He stepped in a puddle47He's under the hay-cock, fast asleep48A carrion crow sat on an oak51Shot his own sow quite through the heart52Jack Sprat could eat no fat53I met an old man clothed all in leather55My cat58"Where have you been all the day?"59"Come out to play"61"Let's to bed"63Little Bo-peep65The beggars have come to town71Stole a pig and away he run73This little old woman could never be quiet77A to Z81I'll tell you a story85Baa, baa, black sheep87"O whither, O whither, O whither so high?"89Taffy came to my house91I went to Taffy's house91Jack and Jill went up the hill93Jack fell down93Little Bob Snooks94He crept up to the chimney pot95"Where are you going to, my pretty maid?"96The Spider and the Fly100Rain, rain, go away105When a man marries, his trouble begins107Come under my hat109A dainty dish, to set before the king115The king was in his counting-house116The queen was in the parlour116The maid was in the garden117Hector Protector was sent to the queen122Hector Protector was sent back again123I saw a ship a-sailing125Went up the hill127Came down again127Went wandering up and down131Bow, wow, says the dog135He stole those tarts136She made some tarts137The King of Hearts139And vowed he'd steal no more139He shot John Sprig through the middle of his wig143Barber, barber, shave a pig145Bryan O'Lin had no breeches to wear146Three brethren out of Spain148Here comes your daughter149One, two, buckle my shoe166Pretty maids all of a row169"I killed Cock Robin"172"I saw him die"172"I caught his blood"172"I'll make his shroud"173"I'll bear the torch"173"I'll be the clerk"173"I'll dig his grave"174"I'll be the parson"174"I'll be chief mourner"174"I'll sing his dirge"175"I'll carry his coffin"175"I'll toll the bell"175Pussy-cat, Pussy-cat177Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home180My master's lost his fiddling-stick182My dame will dance with you183North, south, east, west184When the wind is in the east185So off he set with his opera hat191"Pray, Mr. Rat, will you go with me?"192The cat, she seized the rat by the crown195A lily-white duck came196"Whither shall I wander?"198Johnny's a drummer199Those that heard him could never keep still201When he whipped them he made them dance205"Can you shoe this horse of mine?"209"How I wonder what you are"210Elizabeth, Eliza, Betsy, and Bess213She whipped them all round216"Will you have any more?"219"Honey," quoth she221No doors there are to this stronghold223"Snail, snail, come out of your hole"229"Let us be kind to one another"231"My black hen lays eggs for gentlemen"233"I put him in a pint-pot"235"A little handkerchief"236See, saw, Margery Daw242Young Lambs to sell249"One a penny, two a penny"252The parliament soldiers are gone to the king254Little Nancy Etticoat255"I had a little nut-tree"257Little Polly Flinders261The man in the moon263They all ran after the farmer's wife268The north wind doth blow269Simple Simon271Simple Simon went a-fishing273Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee274They quite forgot their quarrel275A pig with a curly tail276As I was going up Pippen Hill277Here we go, backwards and forwards279Polly, put the kettle on281The little boy ran away281As I walked by myself290I answered myself291He wooed a little maid292They all fell in294Ding, dong bell297Four and twenty tailors went to kill a snail298What are little boys made of?301Three wise men of Gotham302I have got a little pig304Blow, wind, blow!307Come, little wag-tails317Lucy Locket317Counting the cherry-stones318Tinker, tailor319I do not like thee, Doctor Fell325Some in her pockets327Little Betty Blue329They run with hooks331

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