Mythology & Folklore
As I was going o'er Westminster bridge
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
As I was going o'er Westminster bridge,
I met with a Westminster scholar;
He pulled off his cap an' drew off his glove,
And wished me a very good morrow.
What is his name?
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “As I was going o'er Westminster bridge.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/217/.
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