, he reluctantly went. With water to splash himself oer,But he left the black streaks all over his cheeks, And made them look worse than before. The pigs in the dirt could nt be more expert Than he was, at grubbing about;And the people have thought, this gentlemen ought, To be made with four legs… … FALSE ALARMS Little Mary, one day, most loudly did call;Mamma! Oh, mamma, pray come here!A fall I have had! Oh, a very sad fall! Mamma ran in haste and in fear;Then Mary jumped up, and she laughed in great glee, And cried, Why, how fast you can run!No harm has befallen, I assure you, to me, My…
Nursery rhymes
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