259
When the wind is in the east, 70
When V and I together meet, 78
Where are you going, my pretty maid?, 107
Where have you been all the day, 226
Where have you been to-day, Billy, my son, 242
Where was a sugar and fretty, 212
Whistle, daughter, whistle, whistle, daughter dear, 117
Who comes here?, 313
Who goes round my house this night?, 155
Who is going round my sheepfold?, 173
Whoop, whoop, and hollow, 167
Willy boy, Willy boy, where are you going, 307
Willy, Willy Wilkin, 225
William and Mary, George and Anne, 10
Wooley Foster has gone to sea, 105
Yeow mussent sing a' Sunday, 73
Young Roger came tapping at Dolly's window, 238
Young lambs to sell, 211
You shall have an apple, 89
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Transcriber' Note:
This book contains a lot of dialect, which has been retained.
page 2: 'fidlers' agrees with scan; retained, despite 'fiddle' in same
poem. 17th century and older spelling was not necessarily standardised,
even within the same sentence.
page 42: 'flee' is followed by 'Mr. Flea'. But 'flee' rhymes with 'Dee',
and has been retained.
page 75, and Index: "driving 's":
"The art of good driving 's a paradox quite," agrees with both scans,
and has been retained.
CCCLI.
The second small print explanatory note did not contain quote marks,
and they have not been added.
CCCLIII.
The missing opening and closing quote marks in the explanatory note
are implied by the first quote marks ("Eleven going for twelve."),
but have not been added.
CCCXCII.
'did'nt' retained: "O then my poor baby did'nt cry!"
CCCCXXXII.
'would'nt' retained: "The miller would'nt have her,"
Colons have been used extensively throughout the book, where, perhaps
a semi-c
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