Nursery Rhyme. CCCXXXI. Games.

    Here stands a post,
    Who put it there?
    A better man than you;
    Touch it if you dare!

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCXXVI. Games.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

Nursery Rhyme. CXLV. Songs.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

Nursery Rhyme. CCCXXXIV. Games.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

Nursery Rhyme. L. Tales.

Unknown , Simple Poetry

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCXXXIV. Games.

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    Eggs, butter, bread,
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Nursery Rhyme. CCCXX. Games.

        [A game at ball.]

    Cuckoo, cherry tree,
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Nursery Rhyme. CCCVI. Games.

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Nursery Rhyme. CCLXXXIV. Games.

    Awake, arise, pull out your eyes,
        And hear what time of day;
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