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A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for childrenA book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children
A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for children by J.B.A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children by J.B.
London: printed for N.P., 1686
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But thou hast Fellows, some like thee can do Little but suck our Eggs, and sing Cuckoo.
But thou hast Fellows, some like thee can do Little but suck our Eggs, and sing Cuckow.
Thy notes do not First welcome in our Spring, Nor dost thou it's first Tokens to us bring. Birds less then thee by far, like Prophets, do Tell us 'tis coming, tho not by Cuckoo.
Thy notes do not First welcome in our Spring, Nor dost thou it's first Tokens to us bring. Birds less then thee by far, like Prophets, do Tell us 'tis coming, tho not by Cuckow.
Nor dost thou Summer have away with thee, Though thou a yauling, bawling Cuckoo be. When thou dost cease among us to appear, Then doth our Harvest bravely crown our year.
Nor dost thou Summer have away with thee, Though thou a yauling, bauling Cuckow be. When thou dost cease among us to appear, Then doth our Harvest bravely crown our year.