Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes   By: Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)

NURSERY RHYMES

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BY

BEATRIX POTTER

F. WARNE & CO.

Though flattered by imitators galore Miss Potter's work stands supreme. Her many picture stories should be among the first books owned by children.

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CECILY PARSLEY'S NURSERY RHYMES

FOR LITTLE PETER IN NEW ZEALAND

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CECILY PARSLEY'S NURSERY RHYMES

BY

BEATRIX POTTER

Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," etc.

NEW YORK

FREDERICK WARNE & CO., LTD.

[ All rights reserved ]

Copyright, 1922, by Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd.

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Cecily Parsley lived in a pen, And brewed good ale for gentlemen;

Gentlemen came every day, Till Cecily Parsley ran away.

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Goosey, goosey, gander, Whither will you wander? Upstairs and downstairs, And in my lady's chamber!

This pig went to market; This pig stayed at home;

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This pig had a bit of meat;

And this pig had none;

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This little pig cried Wee! wee! wee! I can't find my way home.

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Pussy cat sits by the fire; How should she be fair? In walks the little dog, Says "Pussy! are you there?"

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"How do you do, Mistress Pussy? Mistress Pussy, how do you do?" "I thank you kindly, little dog, I fare as well as you!"

Three blind mice, three blind mice, See how they run! They all run after the farmer's wife, And she cut off their tails with a carving knife, Did you ever see such a thing in your life As three blind mice!

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Bow, wow, wow! Whose dog art thou? "I'm little Tom Tinker's dog, Bow, wow, wow!"

We have a little garden, A garden of our own, And every day we water there The seeds that we have sown.

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We love our little garden, And tend it with such care, You will not find a faded leaf Or blighted blossom there.

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Ninny nanny netticoat, In a white petticoat, With a red nose, The longer she stands, The shorter she grows.

THE "PETER RABBIT" BOOKS

FIRST SERIES

PETER RABBIT SQUIRREL NUTKIN TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER BENJAMIN BUNNY TWO BAD MICE MRS TIGGY WINKLE MR JEREMY FISHER TOM KITTEN JEMIMA PUDDLE DUCK THE FLOPSY BUNNIES MRS TITTLEMOUSE TIMMY TIPTOES

THE TALE OF MR TOD THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND

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THE ORIGINAL

Peter Rabbit Books

By BEATRIX POTTER

A LIST OF THE TITLES EACH 85¢

The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tailor of Gloucester The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Tale of Johnny Town Mouse The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies The Tale of Two Bad Mice The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes The Tale of Mr. Tod The Tale of Pigling Bland The Roly Poly Pudding The Pie and the Patty pan Ginger and Pickles

Peter Rabbit Books in French

EACH 85¢

Pierre Lapin (Peter Rabbit) Jeannot Lapin (Benjamin Bunny)

EACH 75¢

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit The Story of Miss Moppet

EACH 60¢

Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes

Published by FREDERICK WARNE & CO., INC.