Mythology & Folklore
Pease-porridge hot, pease-porridge cold
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Pease-porridge hot, pease-porridge cold,
Pease-porridge in the pot, nine days old.
Spell me that without a P,
And a clever scholar you will be.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Pease-porridge hot, pease-porridge cold.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/216/.
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