Nursery Rhyme. Ccxciv. Games Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCDDC| The game of water skimming is of high antiquity being mentioned by Julius Pollux and also by Eustathius in his commentary upon Homer Brand quotes a curious passage from Minucius Felix but all antiquaries seem to have overlooked the very curious notice in Higgins' adaptation of Junius's 'Nomenclator ' vo London p where it is called a duck and a drake and a halfe penie cake Thus it is probable that lines like the following were employed in this game as early as and it may be that the last line has recently furnished a hint to Mathews in his amusing song in 'Patter v Clatter ' | A |
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| A duck and a drake | B |
| A nice barley cake | B |
| With a penny to pay the old baker | C |
| A hop and a scotch | D |
| Is another notch | D |
| Slitherum slatherum take her | C |
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