History & Politics
The king of France went up the hill
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
History & Politics
The king of France went up the hill,
With twenty thousand men;
The king of France came down the hill,
And ne'er went up again.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Historical.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “The king of France went up the hill.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/7/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “The king of France went up the hill.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/7/.
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