Nursery Rhyme. LXXIII. Tales.

    Pemmy was a pretty girl,
        But Fanny was a better;
    Pemmy looked like any churl,
        When little Fanny let her.

    Pemmy had a pretty nose,
        But Fanny had a better;
    Pemmy oft would come to blows,
        But Fanny would not let her.

    Pemmy had a pretty doll,
        But Fanny had a better;
    Pemmy chatter'd like a poll,
        When little Fanny let her.

    Pemmy had a pretty song,
        But Fanny had a better;
    Pemmy would sing all day long,
        But Fanny would not let her.

    Pemmy lov'd a pretty lad,
        And Fanny lov'd a better;
    And Pemmy wanted for to wed,
        But Fanny would not let her.

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