Mythology & Folklore
Make three-fourths of a cross
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Make three-fourths of a cross,
And a circle complete;
And let two semicircles
On a perpendicular meet;
Next add a triangle
That stands on two feet;
Next two semicircles,
And a circle complete.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles. [Tobacco.]
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Make three-fourths of a cross.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/194/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Make three-fourths of a cross.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/194/.
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