Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889 · London and New York. F. Warne and co. · leaf 109
thee;I was young and lusty, I was fair and clear,Young and lusty was I mony a lang year;But sair faild am I, sair faild now,Sair faild am I sen I kennd thou. cxxxvi. You shall have an apple,You shall have a plum, You shall have a rattle-basket,When your dad comes home. CXXXVII. UP at Piccadilly oh… … CXXXVIII. [The first line of this nursery rhyme is quoted in Beaumont andFletchers Bpnduca, Act v, sc. 2. It is probable also that Sir Toby alludesto this song in Twelfth Niykt, Act, ii, sc. 2, when he says, Come on; thereis sixpence for you; lets have a song. In Epulario, or the Italian…
Nursery rhymes
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