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J ames tephens for In the P ppy Field . CONTENTS H E W O U LD A - Go E E A FROG WOOING , NURS RY RHYM E S T E R A S LUMB R DID MY PIRI S AL , WILLIAM WO DS WORTH E T E E T EA A W SH AND A FLOWING S , ALLAN CUNNING HAM AND T E E E T E T E A DID HOS F I N ANCI N TIM , WILLI M B LAK E AND SHALL TRE LAW NY DIE ! ROB E RT STE PH E N HAWK E R R I TE D E M E A AB A , WAL R LA AR TH E T TH E TH E E TE A IS AND ACORN , , ANN , COUN SS OF WINCH E LS E A T C E AU UMN , JOH N LAR T : D E PE E S E E AU UMN A IRG , RCY BYSSH H LL Y ’ D TH E E T BANKS O OON , , ROB R BURNS ’ BAYL IFP E S D TE T TH E A AUGH R OF I SLING ON, , NONY MOUS E E TH E C E B ANFI LD , , JOHN LAR ‘ BfA UTIFUL M E T . ST E M E V ALS , URG OOR E M TH E E E B GGAR AID , , ALFR D T NNYSON E E D E M E LA E B LL AM SANS RCI , , JOH N K ATS E E E TH E R B LLS OF H AV N , , ALPH HODGSON E TH E E E B LLS OF LONDON , , NURS RY RHYM D TE B LACKBIRD , JOH N RINKWA R E M R TH E BONNY ARL OF UR AY , , ANONYMOUS ’ S E BOY S ONG , A, JAM S HOGG BR TH E E E / OOK , , ALFR D T NNYSON BY TH E S EA T , WILLIAM WORDSWOR H C TE C E S D E E HAN D AL NDAR , A, Y N Y DOB LL C TE E TH E SIR E HARA C R OF A HAPPY LIF , , H NRY WO TTON C T C E E T E HRIS MAS AROL , A, G ORG WI H R CH T E E S RIS MAS L G ND , A, FRANK IDGWICK C To TH E T UCKOO , , WILLIAM WORDSWOR H viii CONTENTS M E D T DAFFODIL, ICHA L RAY ON D TH E AFFODILS , , WILLIAM WORD SWORTH D To E T E AFFODILS , , ROB R H RRICK D S E TH E ANCING AL , , WILFRID WILSON GIBSON E GO D To E T E D AR , HIS , ROB R H RRIC K D E TT E T E E S E E AR IS MY LI L NA IV VAL , AMU L ROG RS D E T T E E P A H , KA H RIN HILLIPS E T T E M E TE S E D A H S ANDS ABOV , WAL R AVAG LANDOR E T TH E S S IR E D SCRIP ION OF PRING , A, H NRY WOTTON E E TE E TH E E T D S R D VILLAG , , OLIV R GOLDSMI H E C E E S E E E DIRG FROM YMB LIN , WILLIAM HAK SP AR E TH E . C E TE T DONK Y , , G K H S R ON ’ D E D E E T RAK S RUM , H NRY N WBOL - E E E DR EAM P DLARY, THOMAS LOV LL B DDO E S E TE T E M E E AS R NIGH , ALIC YN LL E E TH E DE T MAD DO G E L GY ON A H OF A , OLIV R GOLD SMITH E E TTE C T C L GY WRI N IN A OUN RY HURCHYARD, THOMAS GRAY E X TH E E E E E T LI IR , , G ORG H RB R E E C E PITAPH ON A HAR , WILLIAM OWP R E T C E TH E E E TE PI APH ON HARL S II , ARL OF ROCH S R E E S E T E V NING ONG , JOHN FL CH R TE CAT E TUB E FAVOURI , DROWN D IN A OF GOLDFISH S, O N A , THOMAS GRAY E TH E E M E GARD N, , ANDR W ARV LL ST TE TH E E GLORI E S OF OUR BLOOD AND A , , JAM S SHIR L E Y E E E T TH E T GR N LINN , , WILLIAM WORD SWOR H HAD E P E E I A GOLD N OUND , FRANCIS L DWIDG H E T E C E E C E HAT LOV S A ROSY H K , THOMAS AR W E E KIRCO N N E L L H L N OF , ANONYMOUS E R T C H ACLI US , WILLIAM ORY H I P E TO BE N E T E S RAY R JONSON , ROB R H RRICK O MB- T E T THOUGH S , FROM ABROAD , ROB R BROWN ING H O W MANY MIL E S IS IT To BABYLON ! NURS E RY RHYM E CONTENTS TT E - E E I HAD A LI L HOBBY HORS , NURS RY RHYM E TT E NUT- E E E I HAD A LI L TR , NURS RY RHYM E TT E P E E I HAD A LI L ONY , NURS RY RHYM E E S I SAW THR HIPS , ANONYMOUS E E E T E I WILL MAK YOU BROOCH S , ROB R LOUIS ST VE N SON IC E C T TH E AR , , WILFRID WILSON GIBSON ST E E T D TE IN LADY R , JOH N RINKWA R I‘N M E E E / MORIAM , ALFR D T NNYSON IN TH E P E E STE E OPPY FI LD , JAM S PH NS O L D BE D R INSCRIPTION FOR AN , WILLIAM MOR IS E E E E TH E ISL S OF GR C , , BYRON C JACK AND JOAN , THOMAS AMPION ’ TE E T M JACOBI S PI APH , A, LORD ACAULAY E E T S JOHN AND RSON MY JO , ROB R BURN E NEW E T R E JOH NNY SHALL HAV A BONN , NU S RY RHYM E LA E E E ME E T B LL DAM SANS RCI , JOH N K A S T TH E S E E LAPFUL OF NU S , , AMU L F RGUSON A TO TH E E T E L RK , , ROB R H RRIC K S E LAUGH ING ONG , WILLIAM BLAK TE A s D E S I E LAWN AS WHI RIV N NOW, WILL AM SHAK SP E AR E R H .