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- A HISTORY OF NURSERY RHYMES
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- A HISTORY OF NURSERY RHYMES
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER III.
- THE BABY'S RATTLE
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE CORN SPIRIT.
- "CUCKOOS!"
- A WORD ON INDIAN LORE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER I.
- GAMES.
- MARRIAGE GAMES.
- LONDON STREET GAMES.
- A WEDDING.
- THE KING OF THE BARBARINES.
- A WEDDING.
- THE KING OF THE BARBARINES.
- A LANCASHIRE ROUND GAME.
- ROUND GAME OF THE MULBERRY BUSH.
- "PRAY, MR. FOX, WHAT TIME IS IT?"
- "MOTHER, BUY ME A MILKING CAN."
- "HERE COMES A POOR SAILOR FROM BOTANY BAY."
- "CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLE-LIGHT?"
- CHAPTER II.
- NURSERY GAMES.
- A GAME FOR A WET DAY.
- "ANOTHER NURSERY TABLE GAME, BUT NEARLY 300 YEARS OLD."
- A B C GAME.
- "I APPRENTICE MY SON."
- AN ARMENIAN CHILD'S GAME
- RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION.
- A GAME FOR A WET DAY.
- "ANOTHER NURSERY TABLE GAME, BUT NEARLY 300 YEARS OLD."
- A B C GAME.
- "I APPRENTICE MY SON."
- AN ARMENIAN CHILD'S GAME
- RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION.
- NURSERY GAMES.
- CHAPTER III.
- JEWISH RHYMES.
- CHAPTER IV.
- AN ANCIENT ENGLISH RHYME
- SONGS OF LONDON BOYS IN TUDOR TIMES.
- "WE'LL HAVE A WEDDING AT OUR HOUSE."
- CHAPTER V.
- CAT RHYMES.
- CAT TALE OF DICK WHITTINGTON.
- CAT TALE OF DICK WHITTINGTON.
- CAT RHYMES.
- CHAPTER VI.
- A CRADLE SONG OF THE FIRST CENTURY.
- CHAPTER VII.
- JACK RHYMES.
- ANOTHER JACK OF THE NURSERY CLASSICS
- ANOTHER JACK OF THE NURSERY CLASSICS
- JACK RHYMES.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- RIDDLE-MAKING.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IX.
- NURSERY CHARMS.
- AN ESSEX CHARM FOR A CHURN, 1650 A.D.
- A CHARM AGAINST GHOSTS.
- AN ESSEX CHARM FOR A CHURN, 1650 A.D.
- A CHARM AGAINST GHOSTS.
- MONEY RHYMES.
- NUMERICAL NURSERY RHYME.
- BAKER'S MAN.
- NUMERICAL NURSERY RHYME.
- BAKER'S MAN.
- NURSERY CHARMS.
- CHAPTER X.
- SCRAPS.
- A GAME.
- MORE FRAGMENTS.
- A LANCASHIRE FRAGMENT.
- A PROVERB.
- A COMPLIMENT.
- THE REVERSE.
- A GAME.
- MORE FRAGMENTS.
- A LANCASHIRE FRAGMENT.
- A PROVERB.
- A COMPLIMENT.
- THE REVERSE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- SCRAPS.
- CHAPTER XI.
- SONGS.
- "WILL THE LOVE THAT YOU'RE SO RICH IN."
- TOM, TOM, THE PIPER'S SON.
- "OH DEAR, WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE?"
- SIMPLE SIMON.
- "I SAW A SHIP A-SAILING."
- DAVID THE WELSHMAN.
- "MY FATHER HE DIED."
- "WILL THE LOVE THAT YOU'RE SO RICH IN."
- TOM, TOM, THE PIPER'S SON.
- "OH DEAR, WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE?"
- SIMPLE SIMON.
- "I SAW A SHIP A-SAILING."
- DAVID THE WELSHMAN.
- "MY FATHER HE DIED."
- SONGS.
- CHAPTER XII.
- SCOTCH RHYMES.
- THE SCOTCH VERSION OF BRYAN O'LYNN.
- A GRUESOME RIDDLE.
- "WHA'S YOUR DADDIE?"
- "THE MOON IS A LADY."
- THE SCOTCH VERSION OF BRYAN O'LYNN.
- A GRUESOME RIDDLE.
- "WHA'S YOUR DADDIE?"
- "THE MOON IS A LADY."
- FOOTNOTES:
- SCOTCH RHYMES.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- A FAVOURITE NURSERY HYMN.
- THE LATIN VERSION OF THE VIRGIN'S LULLABY.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- "THERE WAS A MAID CAME OUT OF KENT."
- A NURSERY TALE.
- A B C JINGLES.
- A CATCH RHYME.
- CHAPTER XV.
- BELL RHYMES.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVI.
- POLITICAL SIGNIFICATIONS OF NURSERY RHYMES.
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