Mythology & Folklore
Hickory (1), Dickory (2), Dock (3)
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Hickory (1), Dickory (2), Dock (3),
The mouse ran up the clock (4),
The clock struck one (5),
The mouse was gone (6);
O (7), U (8), T (9), spells OUT!
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games.
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MLA
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Hickory (1), Dickory (2), Dock (3).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/320/.
Chicago
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Hickory (1), Dickory (2), Dock (3).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/320/.
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