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Percy B. Green. A History of Nursery Rhymes
A History of Nursery Rhymes
Table of 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
