Love
Did you see my wife, did you see, did you see
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Love
Did you see my wife, did you see, did you see,
Did you see my wife looking for me?
She wears a straw bonnet, with white ribbands on it,
And dimity petticoats over her knee.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Love and Matrimony.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Did you see my wife, did you see, did you see.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/454/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Did you see my wife, did you see, did you see.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/454/.
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