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Early version by Maud McKnight Lindsay (1874–1941), a teacher from Alabama and daughter of Robert B. Lindsay. Arthur o' Bower: United Kingdom 1805 [10] Evidence of a letter by William Wordsworth. A Wise Old Owl 'There was an owl lived in an oak, wisky, wasky, weedle.' United Kingdom 1875 [11] First published in Punch on April 10, 1875. A ...
The magpie was considered a bird of ill omen in Britain at least as far back as the early 16th century. [33] "Ring a Ring o' Roses" Black Death (1348) or The Great Plague of London (1665) 1880 (Britain) No evidence that the poem has any relation to the plague. The "plague" references are not present in the earliest versions. [23] [17] "Rock-a ...
The poem relates that the Queen of Hearts bakes some tart. The Knave of Hearts then steals all of them. The King of Hearts (the husband of the Queen of Hearts) calls for the tarts. He --the King-- demands the Knave must bring them back and (after the Knave brings them back) the King he beats the Knave harshly. (That is, as the line reads, "And ...
Make your hero's year with a sweet 'thank you' teacher message! These ideas are perfect for end-of-the-year teacher thank you notes or graduation messages.
Kindergarten teacher Jeff Berry gave a touching speech at the Lawrence High School graduation on June 18, recognizing that many of the grads had been part of his kindergarten class when he began ...
Go away, go away, don’t you come back any more! Go away, go away, and please don’t slam the door Last night I saw upon the stair A little man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today Oh, how I wish he’d go away "Antigonish" (1899) [4] Mearns also wrote many parodies of this poem, entitled Later Antigonishes, such as "Alibi":
When you wake, you'll have sweet cake, and All the pret-ty lit-tle hor-ses A brown and a gray and a black and a bay and a Coach and six-a lit-tle hor - ses A black and a bay and a brown and a gray and a Coach_____ and six-a lit-tle hor-ses. Hush you bye, Don't you cry, Oh you pret-ty lit-tle ba - by. Go to sleep-y lit-tle ba - by.
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