 As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives, Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Every cat had seven kits— Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?  Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages ... - Стр. 95авторы: Percy Society - 1841Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | George James Smith - 1901 - Страниц: 364
...lost our mittens. 47 The King of Hearts called for the tarts And beat the Knave full sore. As [= when] I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. The man in the moon Came down too soon. There was a man of our town, And he was wondrous wise. I like... | |
 | George Jay Smith - 1901 - Страниц: 358
...lost our mittens. 47 The King of Hearts called for the tarts And beat the Knave full sore. As [= when] I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. The man in the moon Came down too soon. There was a man of our town, And he was wondrous wise. I like... | |
 | Leonard Williams - 1902 - Страниц: 514
...adivinanza proper. Then the jest may lie in some catch or subtlety of expression, as in the familiar — " As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven wives ; Each wife had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits ; How many were going to St. Ives ? " Or else it... | |
 | Karl Knortz - 1902 - Страниц: 296
...riddeldy ro-te-tot. (Kirsche). 23Black within, Red without, Four corners round about. (Schornstein). 24. As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with sevcn wives, Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits; Kits, cats,... | |
 | Charles Eliot Norton - 1903 - Страниц: 138
...with stone so strong, Dance over my Lady Lee ; Huzza! 'twill last for ages long, With a gay lady. 75 As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven...Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were there going to St. Ives ? As busy as a bee. As blind as a bat. 76 " Oh, father," said a little Frog to a... | |
 | M. Halley, Leonard Lemmon - 1903 - Страниц: 196
...any; Put your hand in your purse, You'll never be worse, And give the poor singer a penny. A RIDDLE As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven...Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits; Kits, cats, sacks and wives. How many were going to St. Ives ? THE THREE BEARS... | |
 | Manchester Historic Association (Manchester, N.H.) - 1903 - Страниц: 370
...puzzles. The great question to be answered in one of these momentous problems was stated in these words: "As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits, Kits, cats, sacks, and... | |
 | Manchester Historic Association (Manchester, N.H.) - 1903 - Страниц: 386
...puzzles. The great question to be answered in one of these momentous problems was stated in these words: "As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks, Each sack had seven cats, Each cat had seven kits, Kits, cats, sacks, and... | |
 | 1905 - Страниц: 120
...little nose, And a pair of little garters to tie his little hose. As I was going to St. Ives, I met seven wives, Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack...seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks and wives, How many were going to St. Ives ? Miss Jane had a bag, and a mouse was in it, She opened the bag, he was out in a... | |
 | Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith - 1907 - Страниц: 280
...an' satin was her gown, Silk an' satin, gold an' velvet, Guess her name, three times I've tell'd it. As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven...kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives? r Two legs sat upon three legs, With one leg in his lap; In comes four legs, And... | |
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