. The nursery rhymes of England . /-. FIRST CLASS—HISTORICAL. i. King Colefi? Was a merry old soul,And a merry old soul was he ,He called for his pipe,And he called for his bowl,And he called for his tiddlers fiddler, he had a fiddle,And a very fine fiddle had he ;Twee tweedle dee, tweedle dee, went theOh, theres none so rare, fiddlers.] As can compareWith King Cole and his fiddlers three ! traditional Nursery Rhymes of England commence with a legendarysatire on King Cole, who reigned in Britain, as the old chroniclers inform 2 HISTORICAL. us, iii (lie third century after Christ. A
. The nursery rhymes of England . /-. FIRST CLASS—HISTORICAL. i. King Colefi? Was a merry old soul,And a merry old soul was he ,He called for his pipe,And he called for his bowl,And he called for his tiddlers fiddler, he had a fiddle,And a very fine fiddle had he ;Twee tweedle dee, tweedle dee, went theOh, theres none so rare, fiddlers.] As can compareWith King Cole and his fiddlers three ! traditional Nursery Rhymes of England commence with a legendarysatire on King Cole, who reigned in Britain, as the old chroniclers inform 2 HISTORICAL. us, iii (lie third century after Christ. According to Robert of Gloucester, he\\as the father of St. Helena, and if so, Butler must he wrong in ascribingun obscure origin to the celebrated mother of Constantino. King Cole wasa brave and popular man in his day, and ascended the throne of Britain onthe death of Asclepiod, amidst the acclamations of the people, or, as Robertof Gloucester expresses himself, the fclc was tlio of this lond y-paid \vely-nou. At Colchester there i
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