Nature
Pussy cat eat the dumplings, the dumplings
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Nature
Pussy cat eat the dumplings, the dumplings,
Pussy cat eat the dumplings.
Mamma stood by,
And cried, Oh, fie!
Why did you eat the dumplings?
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Natural History.
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