Mythology & Folklore
Good horses, bad horses
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Good horses, bad horses,
What is the time of day?
Three o'clock, four o'clock,
Now fare you away.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Games. [The following lines are sung by children when starting for a race.]
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