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Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales

THE GNAT.

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THE GNAT.

In the eastern counties of England, and perhaps in other parts of the country, children chant the following lines when they are pursuing this insect:

Gnat, gnat, fly into my hat,

And I'll give you a slice of bacon!

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