Mythology & Folklore
Barney Bodkin broke his nose
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Barney Bodkin broke his nose,
Without feet we can't have toes;
Crazy folks are always mad,
Want of money makes us sad.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Paradoxes.
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