Mythology & Folklore
A good child, a good child
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
A good child, a good child,
As I suppose you be,
Never laughed nor smiled
At the tickling of your knee.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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