Mythology & Folklore
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
As round as an apple, as deep as a cup,
And all the king's horses can't pull it up.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Riddles. [A Well.]
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “As round as an apple, as deep as a cup.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/224/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “As round as an apple, as deep as a cup.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/224/.
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