A History of Nursery Rhymes
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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 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.
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.
CHAPTER VI.
A CRADLE SONG OF THE FIRST CENTURY.
CHAPTER VII.
JACK RHYMES.
ANOTHER JACK OF THE NURSERY CLASSICS
CHAPTER VIII.
RIDDLE-MAKING.
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IX.
NURSERY CHARMS.
AN ESSEX CHARM FOR A CHURN, 1650 A.D.
A CHARM AGAINST GHOSTS.
MONEY RHYMES.
NUMERICAL NURSERY RHYME.
BAKER'S MAN.
CHAPTER X.
SCRAPS.
A GAME.
MORE FRAGMENTS.
A LANCASHIRE FRAGMENT.
A PROVERB.
A COMPLIMENT.
THE REVERSE.
FOOTNOTES:
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."
CHAPTER XII.
SCOTCH RHYMES.
THE SCOTCH VERSION OF BRYAN O'LYNN.
A GRUESOME RIDDLE.
"WHA'S YOUR DADDIE?"
"THE MOON IS A LADY."
FOOTNOTES:
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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