Nursery Rhyme. XXXVI. Literal

    A, B, C, and D,
    Pray, playmates, agree,
    E, F, and G,
    Well so it shall be.
    J, K, and L,
    In peace we will dwell
    M, N, and O,
    To play let us go.
    P, Q, R, and S,
    Love may we possess,
    W, X, and Y,
    Will not quarrel or die.
    Z, and amperse-and,
    Go to school at command.

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Nursery Rhyme. XXXVIII. Literal

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Nursery Rhyme. XXIII. Historical

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Nursery Rhyme. CCXX. Riddles.

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Nursery Rhyme. DXXXVII. Natural History.

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Nursery Rhyme. XL. Literal

    One, two,
    Buckle my shoe;
    Three, four,
    Shut the door;
    Five, six,
    Pick up sticks;
    Seven, eight,
    Lay them straight;
    Nine, ten,
    A good fat hen;
    Eleven, twelve,
    Who will delve?
    Thirteen, fourteen,
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Nursery Rhyme. XXXIX. Literal

    Miss one, two, and three could never agree,
    While they gossiped round a tea-caddy.

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Nursery Rhyme. XXXI. Literal

    A, B, C, tumble down D,
    The cat's in the cupboard and can't see me.

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Nursery Rhyme. XXXII. Literal

        [Finis.]

    F for fig, J for jig,
        And N for knuckle bones,
    I for John the waterman,
        And S for sack of stones.

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Nursery Rhyme. XLIV. Literal

    A for the ape, that we saw at the fair;
    B for a blockhead, who ne'er shall go there;
    C for a collyflower, white as a curd;
    D for a duck, a very good bird;
    E for an egg, good in pudding or pies;
    F for a farmer, rich, honest, and wise;
    G for a gentleman, void of all care;
    H for the hound, that ran down the hare;
    I for an Indian, sooty and dark;
    K for the keeper, that look'd to the park;
    L for a lark, that soar'd in the air;
    M for a mole, that ne'er could get there;
    N for Sir Nobody, ever in fault;
    O for an otter, that ne'er could be caught;
    P for a pudding, stuck full of plums;
    Q was for quartering it, see here he comes;
    R for a rook, that croak'd in the trees;
    S for a sailor, that plou...

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Nursery Rhyme. DCXVII. Relics.

    Girls and boys, come out to play,
    The moon doth shine as bright as day;
    Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,
    And come with your playfellows into the street.
    Come with a whoop, come with a call,
    Come with a good will or not at all.
    Up the ladder and down the wall,
    A halfpenny roll will serve us all.
    You find milk, and I'll find flour,
    And we'll have a pudding in half an hour.

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