History & Politics
I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear;
The king of Spain's daughter came to visit me,
And all was because of my little nut tree.
I skipp'd over water, I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air couldn't catch me.
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Historical.
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MLA
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/4/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/4/.
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