Mythology & Folklore
The girl in the lane, that couldn't speak plain
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
The girl in the lane, that couldn't speak plain,
Cried "gobble, gobble, gobble:"
The man on the hill, that couldn't stand still,
Went hobble, hobble, hobble.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “The girl in the lane, that couldn't speak plain.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/604/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “The girl in the lane, that couldn't speak plain.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/604/.
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