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The only true Mother Goose melodies : an exact reproduction of the text and illustrations of the original edition published and copyrighted in Boston in the year 1833 by Munroe & Francis ; (1905)

Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909 · Boston : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. · leaf 107

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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 handkerchief to wipe his little nose,And a pair of little garters to tie his little hose. As I was going to St. Ives, I met seven wives,Every wife had seven sacks,Every sack had seven… … Miss Jane had a bag, and a mouse was in it,She opened the bag, he was out in a minute;The Cat saw him jump, and run under the table,And the dog said, catch him, puss, soon as youre able. Cross Patch, draw the latch,Sit by the fire and spin; Take a cup, and drink it up,Then call your neighbours in.…

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