Mythology & Folklore
Hink, minx! the old witch winks
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Hink, minx! the old witch winks,
The fat begins to fry:
There's nobody at home but jumping Joan,
Father, mother, and I.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Hink, minx! the old witch winks.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/605/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Hink, minx! the old witch winks.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/605/.
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