Mythology & Folklore
Around the green gravel the grass grows green
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
Around the green gravel the grass grows green,
And all the pretty maids are plain to be seen;
Wash them with milk, and clothe them with silk,
And write their names with a pen and ink.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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MLA
Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Around the green gravel the grass grows green.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/644/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Around the green gravel the grass grows green.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/644/.
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