The Nursery Rhymes of EnglandENGLAND.Reading editionChapter navigation22 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE NURSERY RHYMESENGLAND.PREFACEFIRST CLASS—HISTORICAL.SECOND CLASS—LITERAL.THIRD CLASS—TALES.FOURTH CLASS—PROVERBS.FIFTH CLASS—SCHOLASTIC.SIXTH CLASS—SONGS.SEVENTH CLASS—RIDDLES.EIGHTH CLASS—CHARMS.NINTH CLASS—GAFFERS AND GAMMERS.TENTH CLASS—GAMES.ELEVENTH CLASS—PARADOXES.TWELFTH CLASS—LULLABIES.THIRTEENTH CLASS—JINGLES.LOVE AND MATRIMONY.NATURAL HISTORY.ACCUMULATIVE STORIES.SEVENTEENTH CLASS—LOCAL.EIGHTEENTH CLASS—RELICS.Previous chapter ←THE NURSERY RHYMESNext chapter →PREFACEAll chapters and sections (22)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE NURSERY RHYMESENGLAND.PREFACEFIRST CLASS—HISTORICAL.SECOND CLASS—LITERAL.THIRD CLASS—TALES.FOURTH CLASS—PROVERBS.FIFTH CLASS—SCHOLASTIC.SIXTH CLASS—SONGS.SEVENTH CLASS—RIDDLES.EIGHTH CLASS—CHARMS.NINTH CLASS—GAFFERS AND GAMMERS.TENTH CLASS—GAMES.ELEVENTH CLASS—PARADOXES.TWELFTH CLASS—LULLABIES.THIRTEENTH CLASS—JINGLES.LOVE AND MATRIMONY.NATURAL HISTORY.ACCUMULATIVE STORIES.SEVENTEENTH CLASS—LOCAL.EIGHTEENTH CLASS—RELICS.BY JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL.WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY W. B. SCOTT.glyph - mounted wings and horseshoeLONDON AND NEW YORK: FREDERICK WARNE AND CO.1886.decorative carving← THE NURSERY RHYMESPREFACE →