Mythology & Folklore
Every lady in this land
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Every lady in this land
Has twenty nails upon each hand,
Five and twenty hands and feet,
All this is true without deceit.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Every lady in this land.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/197/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Every lady in this land.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/197/.
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