
A History of Nursery Rhymes
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1899. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only ...
Chapters (271)
- A HISTORY OF NURSERY RHYMES
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- A HISTORY OF NURSERY RHYMES
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER III.
- THE BABY'S RATTLE
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV.
- THE CORN SPIRIT.
- "CUCKOOS!"
- A WORD ON INDIAN LORE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER I.
- GAMES.
- MARRIAGE GAMES.
- LONDON STREET GAMES.
- A WEDDING.
- THE KING OF THE BARBARINES.
- A LANCASHIRE ROUND GAME.
- ROUND GAME OF THE MULBERRY BUSH.
- "PRAY, MR. FOX, WHAT TIME IS IT?"
- "MOTHER, BUY ME A MILKING CAN."
- "HERE COMES A POOR SAILOR FROM BOTANY BAY."
- "CAN I GET THERE BY CANDLE-LIGHT?"
- CHAPTER II.
- NURSERY GAMES.
- A GAME FOR A WET DAY.
- "ANOTHER NURSERY TABLE GAME, BUT NEARLY 300 YEARS OLD."
- A B C GAME.
- "I APPRENTICE MY SON."
- AN ARMENIAN CHILD'S GAME
- RUSSIAN SUPERSTITION.
- CHAPTER III.
- JEWISH RHYMES.
- CHAPTER IV.
- AN ANCIENT ENGLISH RHYME
- SONGS OF LONDON BOYS IN TUDOR TIMES.
- "WE'LL HAVE A WEDDING AT OUR HOUSE."
- CHAPTER V.
- CAT RHYMES.
- CAT TALE OF DICK WHITTINGTON.
- CHAPTER VI.
- A CRADLE SONG OF THE FIRST CENTURY.
- CHAPTER VII.
- JACK RHYMES.
- ANOTHER JACK OF THE NURSERY CLASSICS
- CHAPTER VIII.
- RIDDLE-MAKING.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IX.
- NURSERY CHARMS.
- AN ESSEX CHARM FOR A CHURN, 1650 A.D.
- A CHARM AGAINST GHOSTS.
- MONEY RHYMES.
- NUMERICAL NURSERY RHYME.
- BAKER'S MAN.
- CHAPTER X.
- SCRAPS.
- A GAME.
- MORE FRAGMENTS.
- A LANCASHIRE FRAGMENT.
- A PROVERB.
- A COMPLIMENT.
- THE REVERSE.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XI.
- SONGS.
- "WILL THE LOVE THAT YOU'RE SO RICH IN."
- TOM, TOM, THE PIPER'S SON.
- "OH DEAR, WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE?"
- SIMPLE SIMON.
- "I SAW A SHIP A-SAILING."
- DAVID THE WELSHMAN.
- "MY FATHER HE DIED."
- CHAPTER XII.
- SCOTCH RHYMES.
- THE SCOTCH VERSION OF BRYAN O'LYNN.
- A GRUESOME RIDDLE.
- "WHA'S YOUR DADDIE?"
- "THE MOON IS A LADY."
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIII.
- A FAVOURITE NURSERY HYMN.
- THE LATIN VERSION OF THE VIRGIN'S LULLABY.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- "THERE WAS A MAID CAME OUT OF KENT."
- A NURSERY TALE.
- A B C JINGLES.
- A CATCH RHYME.
- CHAPTER XV.
- BELL RHYMES.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVI.
- POLITICAL SIGNIFICATIONS OF NURSERY RHYMES.
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