Mythology & Folklore
The barber shaved the mason
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
The barber shaved the mason,
As I suppose
Cut off his nose,
And popp'd it in a basin.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “The barber shaved the mason.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/631/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “The barber shaved the mason.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/631/.
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