Nursery Rhyme. DXLV. Natural History.

    Jack Sprat's pig,
    He was not very little,
    Nor yet very big;
    He was not very lean,
    He was not very fat;
    He'll do well for a grunt,
    Says little Jack Sprat.

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCXCIII. Lullabies.

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Nursery Rhyme. DIII. Natural History.

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Nursery Rhyme. LXI. Tales.

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Nursery Rhyme. CCCLV. Games.

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