Nature
The cock doth crow
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Nature
The cock doth crow,
To let you know,
If you be wise,
'Tis time to rise.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Natural History.
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