Rhymes and jingles (1882) (14565991700)
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Identifier: rhymesjingles00dodg2 (find matches)
Title: Rhymes and jingles ..
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
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Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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spended ;Es, an naughty Bue Beard too, Always gettin fended;Fended with his wives he was,All account of keys, FAIRY TALES. 131 Then a-comin back to say DIE MAAM ! on your knees !Oh my ! if she had nt had Her faithful sister Ann,No one ever would have come To kill that wicked man ! Then the Bean-stalk — that was nice ! Wis I d one this minute,Guess, though, I d be most afaid— Might be giants in it.Wonder if I was to be Jack the Giant-killerNursey d be af aid o me ? Why, I would nt kill her !Not unless she combed too hard — Then I d shake my axeJus a ittle — wis I had A real one jus like Jacks.Wis I had a pair o boots Like Puss, who went a-walkin!Wis I had a Pussy too, Sittin up a-talkin.I would nt like to go get lost Like ittle Hop my TumbWay n the forest (dont I wish My mamma d only come !)Amost makes me feel afaid Tinkin bout em now ;Gettin lef that way I tink Was dreffle, any how ; — 132 RHYMES AND JINGLES. But, oh, the chilren in the wood,They must have been so f ightened
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A-liscnin, to the tunder, orA-watchin when it lightend. Dont see why they did nt go ;Maybe, though, they could nt — GOOD NIGHT! 133 My Uncle would nt teat me so, Uncle Rodney would nt.Maybe in the mornin, too, They heard a lion roarin —Here comes Nursey! now I 11 play I m fast aseep, a-snorin. GOOD NIGHT! WHAT do I see in Babys eyes So bright ? I see the blue, I see a spark,I see a twinkle in the dark Of light. What do I see in Babys eyes Shut tight? The blue is gone, the light is hidI 11 lay a soft kiss on each lid. Good night! KITTENS. A BLACK-NOSED kitten will slumber all the day;A white-nosed kitten is ever glad to play ;A yellow-nosed kitten will answer to your call;And a gray-nosed kitten I would nt have at all! 134 RHYMES AND JINGLES. RESOLUTION. IF you ve any task to do, Let me whisper, friend, to you, Do it. If you ve any thing to say,True and needed, yea or nay, Say it. If you Ve any thing to love,As a blessing from above, Love it. If you ve any thing to give,That anothe