There's more to Jack & Jill than you thought
This is a scan of the book of "Jack and Jill and Old Dame Gill" published in 1806, no kidding. B3tans will particularly enjoy the section: "Dame Gill did the job, to plaster his nob, with vinegar and brown paper". (I'm guessing your nob was your head in 1806)
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kfk I get all my everything right here, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 1:54,
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Cool little piece of history there.
I didn't know the "Jack and Jill" poem went on for as long as it does. Interesting to see that it dates back at least 200+ years.
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Shiksa, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 2:34,
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Excellent!
I love this sort of thing. There is something quite nice knowing that kids have been learning the same rhymes for hundreds of years. Nice to know the origins of them as well. Im sure lots of common rhymes grew from war and racism and other assorted general nastiness.
Edit: I remembered the end of the second verse about vinegar and brown paper. The other odd thing was at the very last page where apparently the mother had gone to Aldi.
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lord turkey boy and the cleft of venus, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 4:55,
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