Mythology & Folklore
As I went over Lincoln bridge
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
As I went over Lincoln bridge
I met mister Rusticap;
Pins and needles on his back,
A going to Thorney fair.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles. [A Hedgehog.]
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