he knave full sore;
The Knave of Hearts
Brought back those tarts,
And vowed he'd steal no more.

[Illustration: I HAD A LITTLE HUSBAND.]

I had a little husband,
No bigger than my thumb;
I put him in a pint-pot,
And there I bid him drum.

I bought a little horse,
That galloped up and down;
I bridled him and saddled him,
And sent him out of town.

I gave him some garters,
To garter up his hose,
And a little handkerchief
To wipe his pretty nose.

[Illustration: GOOSEY, GOOSEY, GANDER.]

Goosey, Goosey Gander,
Where shall I wander?
Up stairs, down stairs,
In my lady's chamber.

There I met an old man
That would not say his prayers;
I took him by the left leg,
And threw him down stairs.

[Illustration: LITTLE POLLY FLINDERS.]

Little Polly Flinders,
Sat among the cinders,
Warming her pretty little toes;
Her mother came and caught her,
And scolded her little daughter,
For spoiling her nice new clothes.

[Illustration: DING DONG BELL.]

Ding Dong Bell,
Pussy's in the well.
Who put her in?
Little Tommy Lin.
Who pulled her out?
Little Tommy Trout.
What a naughty boy was that,
To drown poor little Pussy cat,
Who never did him any harm,
But killed the mice in his father's barn.

[Illustration: "MULTIPLICATION IS VEXATION."]

Multiplication is vexation;
Division is as bad;
The Rule of Three doth puzzle me,
And Practice drives me mad.

[Illustration: THE DAPPLE-GREY PONY.]

I had a little pony,
His name was Dapple Grey,
I lent him to a lady,
To ride a mile away.

She whipped him, she slashed him,
She rode him through the mire;
I would not lend my pony now,
For all the lady's hire.

[Illustration: OLD WOMAN, OLD WOMAN, SAYS I.]

Old woman, old woman, old woman say I,
O whither, O whither, O whither so high?
To sweep the cobwebs off the sky.
Shall I go with you? Ay, by-and-by.

[Illustration: DAME TROT AND HER CAT.]

Dame Trot and her cat
Led a peaceable life
When they were not troubled
With other folks' strife.

When Dame had her dinner
Puss near her would wait,
And was sure to receive
A nice piece from her plate.

[Illustration: SIMPLE SIMON.]

Simple Simon met a pieman
Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon