Mythology & Folklore
One to make ready
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
One to make ready,
And two to prepare;
Good luck to the rider,
And away goes the mare.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games. [The following is used by schoolboys, when two are starting to run a race.]
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