Mythology & Folklore
Congeal'd water and Cain's brother
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Congeal'd water and Cain's brother,
That was my lover's name, and no other.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles. [Isabel.]
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Congeal'd water and Cain's brother.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/210/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Congeal'd water and Cain's brother.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/210/.
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