Mythology & Folklore
Humpty dumpty sate on a wall
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Humpty dumpty sate on a wall,
Humpty dumpty had a great fall;
Three score men and three score more
Cannot place Humpty Dumpty as he was before.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles. [An Egg.]
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Humpty dumpty sate on a wall.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/214/.
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