THE BOOK OF

NURSERY RHYMES,

TALES, AND FABLES.

A GIFT FOR ALL SEASONS.

EDITED BY LAWRENCE LOVECHILD.

PHILADELPHIA:

GEORGE B. ZIEBER.

sides, that the delay which, owing to unforeseen
circumstances, has occurred in the preparation of
the work, has tended to give it the advantage of
now having, to a great extent, an open field to
itself. It is hoped, therefore, that this addition to
the stock of our nursery-literature will not be
deemed an unnecessary or undesirable one.

The care bestowed on the compilation of the
volume has, in particular, had reference to the
exclusion of such Rhymes as, morally speaking,
are of questionable tendency; and this with the
view of giving to the collection that merely play-
ful, droll, and innocent character which, consider-
ing its purpose, it undoubtedly ought to possess.

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89. A cat came fiddling out of a barn

51. A farmer went trotting upon his gray mare

54. A frog he would a wooing go

6. All of a row

5. As I was going to Derby all on a market-day

88. As I was going to St. Ives

87. As I went through the garden-gap

79. At reck’ning let's play

40. A was an angler

53. A was an apple-pie

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52. Gay go up

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gay go

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133. Girls and boys come out to play
46. Goosy, goosy gander, where did you wander?
76. Goosy, goosy gander, who stands yonder ?

154. Great A, little a

161. Handy Spandy, Jack-a-dandy

156. Hark, hark, the dogs do bark

147. Have you ever heard of Billy Pringle's pig?
24. Here's a poor widow from Babylon
72. Hey, my kitten, my kitten
134. Hey, diddle, dout, my candle's out
138. Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle .

13. How many days has my darling to play?

159. Hub a dub dub, three men in a tub

148. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

118. Hush a bye, baby, on the tree-top

157. Hush-a-bye a baa-lamb.

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73. If I'd as much money as I could spend

71. I had a little pony

93. I had a little dog, and they called him Buff

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96. I had a little dog, and his name was Blue Bell 77
143. I had a little hobby-horse

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97. I'll tell you a story about John-a-Nory

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130. In a cottage in Fife.

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124. Is John Smith within ?

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150. I will sing you a song

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112. Lady-bird, lady-bird, fly away home

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21. Lazy sheep, pray tell me why

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81. Let us go the wood, says this pig

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1. Little maid, pretty maid

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2. Little lad, little lad

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12. Little Nell Etticoat

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18. Little Jack Jelf

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30. Little Jenny Wren

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27. Little Jack Jingle

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38. Little Tommy Tucker

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49. Little Jack Horner sat in a corner

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167. Little robin redbreast sat upon a rail

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65. Little Miss, pretty Miss

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66. Little Miss Muffet

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95. Little boy blue, come blow up your horn

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121. Little King Boggen he built a fine hall

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111. Little Tom Twig bought a fine bow and arrow 83

114. Little Robin redbreast sat upon a tree

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102. Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep

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