The Boyd Smith Mother Goose . sword he got five inches long, a little cap of breastplate too both stout and strong, quoth Jack, Ill make him reel. Upon a badgers back he got, in order to proceed ;Thus being mounted cap-a-pie, away he rode full speed. With double courage stout and brave, he did his valour keep:Then coming to the giants cave, he found him fast asleep. His mouth it was not open wide,but stood it seems half-cock, Jack down his throat with speed did ride,he never stood to knock. Jack cut and lashd his swinging tripes,this grieved the giant sore ; Then did he play upon his p
The Boyd Smith Mother Goose . sword he got five inches long, a little cap of breastplate too both stout and strong, quoth Jack, Ill make him reel. Upon a badgers back he got, in order to proceed ;Thus being mounted cap-a-pie, away he rode full speed. With double courage stout and brave, he did his valour keep:Then coming to the giants cave, he found him fast asleep. His mouth it was not open wide,but stood it seems half-cock, Jack down his throat with speed did ride,he never stood to knock. Jack cut and lashd his swinging tripes,this grieved the giant sore ; Then did he play upon his pipes,which made him dance and roar. He cryd, I dance, yet Im not well,theres no man minds my moan : At length he died and down he fell,then gave a hideous groan. MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES With that he soon with speed did run, and did in brief declare,What by his valour he had done, and gaind his lady fair. He marrd this fair beauty bright,her charms he did admire; And since her father was a knight,young Jack became a squire. i57. IV THE FAMOUS HISTORY OFTOM THUMB WHEREIN IS DECLARED THE MERRY PRANKS HEPLAIED IN HIS CHILDHOOD AND HIS MARVEL-LOUS ACTS OF MANHOOD FULL OF WONDERFULMERRIMENT Printed and sold in the Aldermary church-yard, London(About 1719) 159 160 MOTHER GOOES MELODISE %%t Jfirstf $art of tije Me of ®om Gflfmmti Of the Parentage, Birth, and Education of Tom Thumb; with the merry pranks he platedin his childhood. IN Arthurs court Tom Thumb did liveA Man of mickle might,Who was the best of the table roundAnd eke a worthy Knight. In nature but an inch in height, Or quarter of a span ;How think you that this valiant Knight Was proved a valiant man. His father was a ploughman plain,His mother milked the cow, And yet the way to get a sonThis couple knew not how. Until the time the good old manTo learned Merlin goes, And there to him in deep distress,In secret manner shews, MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES 161 How in his heart hed wishd to have A child in time to come,To be his heir, th
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