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" THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT This is the farmer sowing his corn, That kept the cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with... "
The Folk-lore Readers: Book One - Page 19
by Eulalie Osgood Grover - 1905 - 111 pages
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Sixty Years of the Life of Jeremy Levis, Volume 2

Laughton Osborn - 1831
...embellish the House that Jack built : — 1 This is the man, all tattered and torn, ' That married the maiden all forlorn, ' That milked the cow with the crumpled horn.' 0, she was a beautiful creature, — my wife, Susan ! five feet, ten inches, in her stockings, and...
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 4; Volume 10

American literature - 1837 - 624 pages
...that eat the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built." 6. THE UNITED STATES BANE. — " This is cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that caught the rat, that eat the malt, that lay in the house that Jack built." 7. THE PET BANK SYSTEM. — " This is the maiden...
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The New microcosm, ed. by the senior class of Manchester school

Manchester grammar sch - 1840 - 210 pages
...the most important and most beautiful part of his poem. By a natural transition he passes to — " The maiden all forlorn, " That milked the cow with the crumpled horn," and — " The man all tattered and torn, " That kissed the maiden all forlorn." The simple beauty of...
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Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages ...

Percy Society - English literature - 1841 - 468 pages
...shorn, That married the man all tatter'd and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in thu house that Jack built. 11. This is the farmer sowing...
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Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the ..., Volume 4

Percy Society - English literature - 1841 - 476 pages
...ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. 7. This is the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built, 8. This is the man all tattcr'd...
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The Early Naval Ballads of England, Volume 2, Issue 2

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Ballads, English - 1841 - 434 pages
...ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. 7. This is the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. S. This is the man all tatter'd...
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The Nursery Rhymes of England: Obtained Principally from Oral Tradition

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Counting-out rhymes - 1843 - 332 pages
...shorn, That married the man all tatter'd and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. 10. This is the cock that...
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The Nursery Rhymes of England: Collected Chiefly from Oral Tradition

Nursery rhymes - 1846 - 300 pages
...shorn, That married the man all tatter'd and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, That worried the cat, That killed the rat, That ate the malt 11. This is the farmer sowing his corn, That kept the cock that crow'd...
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The Little Girl's Own Book

Lydia Maria Child - Amusements - 1847 - 338 pages
...crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, that worried the rat, That killed the rat, that ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the maiden...crumpled horn, That tossed the dog, that worried the oat, That killed the rat, that ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the man...
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The Book of Nursery Rhymes, Tales, and Fables: A Gift for All Seasons

Lawrence Lovechild - Counting-out rhymes - 1847 - 118 pages
...crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog That worried the cat, That kill'd the rat, That ate the malt, That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the maiden all forlorn, That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn, That toss'd the dog, That worried the cat, That kill'd the rat,...
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