“ He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the twine.
We’re all in the dumps,
For diamonds are trumps;
The kittens are gone to St. Paul’s!
The babies are bit,
The moon’s in a fit,
And the houses are built without walls. ”

“ He’ll sit in a barn,
To keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing,
Poor thing.
[41]
Taffy was a Welchman, Taffy was a thief;
Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef:
I went to Taffy’s house, Taffy was not at home;
Taffy came to my house, and stole a marrow-bone:
I went to Taffy’s house, Taffy was in bed,
I took the marrow-bone, and beat about his head.
There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house. ”

“ Put in a bag tied round with a string,
If you’ll tell me this riddle, I’ll give you a ring.
[A plum pudding.]
Four and twenty tailors, went to kill a snail,
The best man among them durst not touch her tail. ”

“ Vinegar, veal, and venison,
Are very good victuals, I vow.
[60]
When a Twister a twisting, will twist him a twist;
For the twisting of his twist, he three times doth intwist;
But if one of the twines of the twist do untwist,
The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist.
Untwirling the twine that untwisteth between,
He twirls, with the twister, the two in a twine:
Then twice having twisted the twines of the twine,
He twisteth the twine he had twined in twain.
The twain that, in twining, before in the twine,
As twines were intwisted ”

“ Up went Pussy-cat, and down went he;
Down came Pussy-cat, and away Robin ran;
Says little Robin Red-breast, “Catch me if you can.”
Little Robin Red-breast jumped upon a spade,
Pussy-cat jumped after him, and made him afraid;
Little Robin chirp’d and sung, and what did Pussy say?
Pussy-cat said “Mew, mew, mew,” and Robin flew away.
Little Anne Etticoat,
In a white petticoat,
And a red nose;
The longer she stands,
The shorter she grows. ”

“ Blow the fire and make the toast,
We’ll all have tea.
Quixote Quicksight quiz’d a queerish quidbox,
A queerish quidbox Quixote Quicksight quiz’d;
If Quixote Quicksight quiz’d a queerish quidbox,
Where’s the queerish quidbox Quixote Quicksight quiz’d?
[33]
Ride, baby, ride!
Pretty baby shall ride,
And have a little puppy-dog tied to her side,
And a little pussy-cat tied to the other,
And away she shall ride to see her grandmother,
To see her grandmother,
To see her grandmother.
Ring the bell!
Knock at the door!
Lift up the latch!
And walk in!
[34]
Robin and Richard were two pretty men ”

“ But none for the little boy who cries in the lane.
Brow, brow, brinkie;
Eye, eye, winkie;
Nose, nose, nopper;
Mouth, mouth, merry;
Cheek, cheek, cherry;
Chin, chin, chopper.
Bye, baby, bunting,
Daddy’s gone a hunting,
To get a little rabbit skin
To wrap his baby bunting in.
[7]
Cross patch, draw the latch,
Sit by the fire and spin;
Take a cup, and drink it up,
Then call your neighbours in.
Cry, baby, cry,
Put your finger in your eye,
And tell your mother it wasn’t I.
Cock a doodle doo! ”

“ 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 ampherse-and, go to school at command. ”

“ Throws it after four legs,
And makes him bring back one leg.
The girl in the lane, that couldn’t speak plain,
Cried gobble, gobble, gobble:
The man on the hill that could’nt stand still,
Went hobble, hobble, hobble. ”

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