 | John Payne Collier - 1820 - 368 էջ
...no doubt, the origin of that famous old ballad, the delight alike of babies and bibliographers ; " Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye, Four...twenty blackbirds baked in a pie ; When the pie was open'd the birds began to sing, Was not that a dainty dish to set before the king?" Read it by all... | |
 | John Payne Collier - 1820 - 368 էջ
...no doubt, the origin of that famous old ballad, the delight alike of babies' and bibliographers; " Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie j When the pie was open'd the birds began to sing, Was not that a dainty dish to set before the king?"... | |
 | John Bellenden Ker - 1837 - 324 էջ
...the cat's-paw of the idle friar. /.'•/, as the metaphor for labourer, has been explained. 32. — Sing a song of six-pence A pocket full of rye, Four...and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie wot opened The birds began to sing ; And was'nt this a dainty dish To set before a hing ? The hing... | |
 | Cam river - 1841 - 318 էջ
...wildly-warbling throat That fills with farewell sweet thy darkening plain. ANON. FROM THE ORIGINAL OPPOSITE. SING a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie : j When the pie was opened The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the King?... | |
 | 1842 - 576 էջ
...beyond the genius even of Gammer Gurton. The original is in Trochaic Tetrameter Catalectic, — that ever the sly old soul should have dabbled in such...song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye ; Four and twenty^blackbirds Baked in a pie : When the pie was opened The birds began to sing ; Was not that a... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1843 - 332 էջ
...when he says, "Come on; there Is sixpence for you; let's have a song." SING a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye ; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie ; When the pie was open'd, The birds began to sing ; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king ? The king was... | |
 | 1846 - 300 էջ
...pie is made. This may be the original subject of the following song.] SING a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie; When the pie was open'd, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish, To set before the king ? The king was... | |
 | 1846 - 266 էջ
...pie is made. This may be the original subject of the following song.] SING a song of sixpence, A bag full of rye ; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie ; When the pie was open'd, The birds began to sing ; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king? The king was in... | |
 | Adeline Dutton Train Whitney - 1860 - 140 էջ
...in heaven ; And only poverty confessed Finds free admittance given ! " BLACKBIRDS. " Sing a song o' sixpence, a pocket full of rye ; Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie : "When the pie was opened, they all began to sing, And was n't this a dainty dish to set before the king ? The king was in his... | |
 | Charles Henry Bennett - 1866 - 86 էջ
...snail, come out of your hole, Or else I will beat you as black as a coal. CING a song of sixpense, A pocket full of rye ; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie ; When the pie was open'd, The birds began to sing ; Was not that a dainty dish, To set before the king ? The king was... | |
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SING a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye ; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie... 
