Nursery Rhyme. Ccclxiii. Paradoxes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFAF GHIE| The following was sung to the tune of Chevy Chase It was taken from a poetical tale in the 'Choyce Poems ' mo London the music to which may be seen in D'Urfey's 'Pills to Purge Melancholy ' vol iv p | A |
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| Three children sliding on the ice | B |
| Upon a summer's day | C |
| As it fell out they all fell in | D |
| The rest they ran away | C |
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| Now had these children been at home | E |
| Or sliding on dry ground | F |
| Ten thousand pounds to one penny | A |
| They had not all been drown'd | F |
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| You parents all that children have | G |
| And you that have got none | H |
| If you would have them safe abroad | I |
| Pray keep them safe at home | E |
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