Rhymes Collection

The nursery rhyme, Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? Silver bells and cockle-shells, and pretty maids all in a row. Date: c. 1930

Ride-a-cock-horse to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady ride on a white horse... 20th century

Hills. Christmas Is Coming. Cecil Aldin. 1898. jpg
Illustration by Cecil Aldin depicting a kindly Father Christmas reciting the traditional song, " Christmas is Coming, the Goose is getting Fat" to a gaggle of obviously dim geese

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, rapping at the window, crying through the lock, Are the children in their beds...?

Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away

The Land of Christmas Plays by Pauline Baynes
Charming illustration showing a land populated by all the characters from Christmas plays and pantomimes including Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe

The nursery rhyme Lets go to bed
Lets go to bed, said sleepyhead. Tarry a while, said slow, Put on the pan, said greedy Nan, Lets sup before we go. Date: c. 1930

Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. But ne er a penny was therein, except the lining round it. 20th century

Three Little Kittens
The Three Little Kittens are washing their mittens. 19th century

Polly Put the Kettle On
Polly, put the kettle on, we ll all have tea; Sukey, take it off again, they ve all gone away ! - Polly fills her kettle at the pump

I had a Little Nut Tree
I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear but a silver nutmeg & a golden pear The king of Spains daughter came to visit me, all for the sake of my little nut tree

Puss in Boots -- walking along a country lane. 19th century

Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffys house

Lucy Locket / Greenaway
Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. There was not a penny in it but a ribbon round it

Little Miss Muffet (K. G
She upsets her stool when she finds a - really, rather small - spider sharing it with her

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, the little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon

Song of Sixpence 1818
Sing a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie

Polly Put the Kettle On
Polly, put the kettle on, we ll all have tea; Sukey, take it off again, they ve all gone away !

Hey Diddle Diddle
Is the cow jumping over the moon as a result of the cats fiddling, or is the cat simply providing a musical accompaniment to the cows feat ? Difficult questions

Nursery Rhyme - Ride a Cock-Horse
Nursery Rhyme -- Ride a Cock-Horse to Banbury Cross. Showing a cute little boy on a hobby horse. Date: circa 1920s

Sing a Song of Sixpence, Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Silhouette, Nursery Rhyme, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. 20th century

The nursery rhyme, Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away. Date: c. 1930

Humpty Dumpty by Dorothy Wheeler
A little boy and girl stare up at a wall on which sits a very superior looking Humpty Dumpty wearing a crown and an eye glass

Old mother hubbard: dog standing head and smoking pipe
She went to the hatters to buy him a hat, but when she came back he was feeding the cat. She went to the tavern for white wine and red, but when she came back the dog stood on his head

Humpty Dumpty looking unhappy after his fall, with cracks all over his head. A soldier in the background looks on helplessly

Nursery Characters - How Many Can You Spot? by Pauline Bayne
Stunningly detailed illustration by Pauline Baynes featuring no less than 56 different nursery rhyme characters. Can you spot them all? If not, there is a key to the picture in Holly Leaves, 1954

The man in the Moon
A boy, retrieving his kite from the branches of a tree, finds himself confronted by the Man in the Moon

Nursery Rhyme -- Baa Baa Black Sheep
Nursery Rhyme - Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool? Date: circa 1920s

J Mercer. The Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts... 20th century

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man's hat. An illustration of Father Christmas keeping his eye on the curious geese. Date: 1900

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Bakers Man... 20th century

Sing a Song of Sixpence -- the king cuts into his pie, and the blackbirds start to sing. 19th century

If all the World Was
If all the world was apple pie; And all the sea was ink, And all the trees were bread and cheese, What should we have to drink? Date: circa 1912

Rhymes / Doctor Foster
Dr Foster went to Gloucester In a shower of rain He stepped in a puddle right up to the middle, And never went there again

Cock Robin 1
After the unfortunate death of Cock Robin, the Rook reads the burial service

Baa Baa Black Sheep / 1884
Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes Sir, Yes Sir - three bags full. One for the master and one for the dame, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane

Nursery rhyme, This Little Pig
Depiction of the nursery rhyme, This Little Pig -- This little pig went to market, This little pig stayed at home, etc

Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. The boy on the right is Tom, while the man on the left, dressed as a yokel, holds the pig that Tom steals

Hey Diddle Diddle
The artist has got cow, cat, fiddle, dish, spoon and dog into his picture, but the connection between them remains obscure

Little Jumping Joan
Here am I, little Jumping Joan, when nobodys with me I m all alone

A Farmer Went Trotting
A farmer went trotting upon his bay mare

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been? I ve been up to London to look at the queen. Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you there? I frightened a little mouse under the chair Date: circa 1912

Song of Sixpence 2 / 3
The King stands ready to carve the enormous pie... (2 of 3)

Little Brown Owl / Boyle
THE LITTLE BROWN OWL sits up in the tree, and if you look well his big eyes you may see !

Jack Horner (Anderson)
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie; he put in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said, Oh, what a good boy am I !

Hickory Dickory Dock
A child watches the swinging pendulum of the grandfather clock

Daffy down Dilly
Daffy-down-dilly has come up to town in a yellow petticoat and a green gown

Curly Locks 2
Bonny lass, pretty lass, wilt thou be mine ? Thou shalt not wash dishes nor yet feed the swine... (except for the opening words, its the Curly locks rhyme)

Song of Sixpence 19C
When the pie was open the birds began to sing, and wasn t that a dainty dish to set before a king?

A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar
Nursery rhyme illustration -- A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar, what makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o clock, and now you come at noon

Suppose we found snow fairies there, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where have you been? by Peggy Earnshaw. 1947

Guy Fawkes Day From Old Mother Gooses Rhymes And Tales Illustration By Constance Haslewood Published By Frederick Warne & Co London And New York Circa 1890s Chromolithography By Emrik & Binger Of

Jack and Jill, nursery rhyme scenes

Illustration, In Nursery-Rhyme Land - Why, all the people are alive, cried Betty. Date: 1938

The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts, illustration by Chris G. Temple Date: circa 1920

The ogre dragged the children from under the bed
Book illustration, The ogre dragged the children from under the bed Date: circa 1920

Jack and the Beanstalk, descending with the hen that laid golden eggs Date: circa 1920

Advert for Celanese, a chemical and speciality materials company whose products included acetate yarn and artificial silk. Date: 1943

1890s Poor Dog Dead Old Woman Looking Down Floor
1890s, poor, dog, dead, old, woman, looking, down, floor, Nursery, Rhymes, lantern, slide, 11058600

There was a little man
Black and white. Young boy with gun and dead duck standing on steps in front of young girl. Part of Box 102, Nursery Rhymes. Part of Boswell collection, slide number 118 and 2 Date: late 19th century

Ogden Nash, popular American poet
Frederic Ogden Nash (1902-1971), American poet popular for his light verse. Date: circa 1960s

HUBBARD / TUCK SERIES 6
She gave him rich dainties whenever he fed and wept over his monument when he was dead

GREEN GRAVEL / BOYLE
Green gravel, green gravel, the grass is so green, the fairest young maiden that ever was seen... Oh Mary, oh Mary, your true love is dead

Cock Robin Nursery Rhymes Unfortunate Death Thrush
cock, robin, nursery, rhymes, unfortunate, death, thrush, mourns, dear, departed, history, historical, 10132680

Illustration, Malbrough is going to war
Illustration, Malbrough s'en va t'en guerre (Marlborough is going to war). Elegant ladies faint when they hear that Monsieur Malbrough is dead and buried as a result of going to war

MOTHER HUBBARD/MONUMENT
So she gave him rich dainties Whenever he fed, And erected a monument When he was dead Date: 1890s

MOTHER HUBBARD/DOG DEAD
She went to the baker's to buy him some bread, But when she came back The poor dog was dead Date: 1890s

Old Mother Hubbard: went to the cupboard
Old mother hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone, but when she came there the cupboard was bare, and so the poor dog had none

OLD MOTHER HUBBARD
She went to the baker's to buy him some bread, but when she came back the poor dog was dead. She went to the joiner's to buy him a coffin

Dame, what makes your ducks to die, ducks to die, ducks to die; Dame, what makes your ducks to die, on Christmas-day in the morning

Children's design ( nursery rhymes, book characters) by Flora White

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"Rhymes: Unveiling the Melodies of Childhood" Step into a world where nursery rhymes come alive, transporting us back to our carefree days. From "Mary, Mary, quite contrary" tending her magical garden to mischievous "Georgie Porgie, " these they have woven themselves into the fabric of our childhood memories. As we wander through hills adorned with snowflakes and anticipation in "Christmas Is Coming, " Cecil Aldin's enchanting illustration from 1898 captures the essence of joy and wonder that this season brings. And who could forget Pauline Baynes' whimsical depiction of "The Land of Christmas Plays, " where dreams take center stage? In the timeless classic "Song of Sixpence" from 1818, we witness a grand feast fit for royalty as blackbirds emerge from a pie. Lucy Locket may have lost her pocket, but she finds solace in the rhythm and charm of her own tale. "Wee Willie Winkie" tiptoes through moonlit streets while Polly puts on the kettle for tea-time delights. An old man with a beard shares his quirky wisdom in Edward Lear's delightful verse – reminding us that life is full of surprises. Join three little kittens on their playful escapades or delve into Taffy's Welsh adventures; each rhyme holds its unique allure. And who can resist Little Miss Muffet as she encounters an unexpected visitor? These cherished rhymes echo across generations, uniting young and old alike in their simple yet profound messages. They remind us that within every word lies a melody waiting to be sung—a testament to the power and beauty found within poetry's embrace. So let us revisit these treasured verses once more—where imagination knows no bounds—and allow ourselves to be transported back to those innocent moments when they were our companions on this journey called life.