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Quotes from More Nursery Rhymes of London Town — Eleanor Farjeon

1881–1965 England

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My harp and I a-wandering
Went over Snowdon Mountain,
From Anglesey to Swansea Bay
It sang like any fountain.

More Nursery Rhymes of London Town (1917)

Out upon you, Jerry! Jerry, you're a pity!
Jerry, turn about and plant a garden in the City!

More Nursery Rhymes of London Town (1917)

Once she kissed me with a jest,
Once with a tear —
O where's the heart was in my breast,
And the ring was in my ear?

More Nursery Rhymes of London Town (1917)

Bugsby's reach is long as time,
His reach is wide as wind is,
He can pick you nettles in Greenwich Marsh
And docks in the East Indies.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Eleanor Farjeon (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.