Mythology & Folklore
1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
1, 2, 3, 4, 5!
I caught a hare alive;
6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
I let her go again.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Literal.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “1, 2, 3, 4, 5!” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/32/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “1, 2, 3, 4, 5!” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/32/.
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