Mythology & Folklore
If you love me, pop and fly
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
If you love me, pop and fly;
If you hate me, lay and die.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Charms. [Said to pips placed in the fire; a species of divination practised by children.]
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “If you love me, pop and fly.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/236/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “If you love me, pop and fly.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/236/.
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