Mythology & Folklore
High diddle doubt, my candle out
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
High diddle doubt, my candle out,
My little maid is not at home:
Saddle my hog, and bridle my dog,
And fetch my little maid home.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “High diddle doubt, my candle out.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/643/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “High diddle doubt, my candle out.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/643/.
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