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THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE (Selected Rhymes)
Illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright
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LITTLE POLLY FLINDERS

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


RIDE AWAY, RIDE AWAY

Ride away, ride away,
Johnny shall ride,
And he shall have pussy-cat
Tied to one side;
And he shall have little dog
Tied to the other,
And Johnny shall ride
To see his grandmother.


THE WINDS

Mister East gave a feast;
Mister North laid the cloth;
Mister West did his best;
Mister South burnt his mouth
Eating cold potato.


Illustration for a nursery rhyme by Blanche Fisher Wright - from The Real Mother Goose

PIPPEN HILL

As I was going up Pippen Hill,
Pippen Hill was dirty;
There I met a pretty Miss,
And she dropped me a curtsy.

Little Miss, pretty Miss,
Blessings light upon you;
If I had half-a-crown a day,
I’d spend it all upon you.


CHRISTMAS

Christmas comes but once a year,
And when it comes it brings good cheer.



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The complete text and the illustrations of "The Real Mother Goose" displayed here are, to the best of my knowledge, in the public domain.