Anonymous

“ This is the Man all tattered and torn, that kissed the Maiden all forlorn, who milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the Dog, that worried the Cat, that killed the Rat, that eat the Malt, that lay in the House that Jack built. ”

“ A day is appointed, and they all meet. The Magpie then says, “You must first lay two sticks across, thus.”—“Aye,” says the Crow, “I thought that was the way to begin.”—“Then lay a little straw, moss, and feathers, in such a manner as this.”—“Aye, without doubt,” says the Starling, “that necessarily follows ”