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the editor in this and in other instances has risked the addition (or the change) of a title that the aim of the verses following may be grasped more clearly and immediately
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this poem has an exaltation and a glory joined with an exquisiteness of expression which place it in the highest rank amongst the many masterpieces of its illustrious author
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this impassioned address expresses shelley's most rapt imaginations and is the direct modern representative of the feeling which led the greeks to the worship of nature
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there was an old derry down derry who loved to see little folks merry so he made them a book and with laughter they shook at the fun of that derry down derry
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the absolutely abstemious ass who resided in a barrel and only lived on soda water and pickled cucumbers
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the bountiful beetle who always carried a green umbrella when it didn't rain and left it at home when it did
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the comfortable confidential cow who sate in her red morocco arm chair and toasted her own bread at the parlour fire
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the dolomphious duck who caught spotted frogs for her dinner with a runcible spoon
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the enthusiastic elephant who ferried himself across the water with the kitchen poker and a new pair of ear-rings
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the fizzgiggious fish who always walked about upon stilts because he had no legs
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the good-natured grey gull who carried the old owl and his crimson carpet-bag across the river because he could not swim
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the hasty higgeldipiggledy hen who went to market in a blue bonnet and shawl and bought a fish for her supper
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the inventive indian who caught a remarkable rabbit in a stupendous silver spoon
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the judicious jubilant jay who did up her back hair every morning with a wreath of roses three feathers and a gold pin
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the kicking kangaroo who wore a pale pink muslin dress with blue spots
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the lively learned lobster who mended his own clothes with a needle and thread
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the melodious meritorious mouse who played a merry minuet on the piano-forte
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the nutritious newt who purchased a round plum-pudding for his grand-daughter
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the obsequious ornamental ostrich who wore boots to keep his feet quite dry
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the perpendicular purple polly who read the newspaper and ate parsnip pie with his spectacles
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the queer querulous quail who smoked a pipe of tobacco on the top of a tin tea-kettle
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the rural runcible raven who wore a white wig and flew away with the carpet broom
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the scroobious snake who always wore a hat on his head for fear he should bite anybody
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the tumultuous tom-tommy tortoise who beat a drum all day long in the middle of the wilderness
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the umbrageous umbrella-maker whose face nobody ever saw because it was always covered by his umbrella
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the visibly vicious vulture who wrote some verses to a veal-cutlet in a volume bound in vellum
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the worrying whizzing wasp who stood on a table and played sweetly on a flute with a morning cap
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the excellent double-extra xx imbibing king xerxes who lived a long while ago
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the yonghy-bonghy-bo whose head was ever so much bigger than his body and whose hat was rather small
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the zigzag zealous zebra who carried five monkeys on his back all the way to jellibolee
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illyrian woodlands echoing falls of water sheets of summer glass the vast akrokeraunian walls
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with the kindly fatalism which is the distinctive note of the foregoing stanza the sentiment of our next extract is in vivid contrast
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this turned out to be the co-operative cauliflower who while the whole party from the boat was gazing at him with mingled affection and disgust
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what were the names of the five daughters of the old person of china and what was the purpose for which the old man of the dargle purchased six barrels of gargle
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draw pictures of the plum-pudding flea and the moppsikon floppsikon bear and state by whom waterproof tubs were first used
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witchy witchy witchy wee twitchy witchy witchy bee tikky tikky tee
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jikky wikky bikky see chicky bikky wikky bee twicky witchy wee
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zikky wikky mikky bee witchy witchy mitchy kee sikky tikky wee
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o shovely so lovely the poker he sang you have perfectly conquered my heart
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why said violet would you kindly inform us do you reside in bottles and if in bottles at all why not rather in green or purple or indeed in yellow bottles
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mainly on oyster-patties said the blue-bottle-fly and when these are scarce on raspberry vinegar and russian leather boiled down to a jelly
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blue-bottle-flies with a peculiar and trivial splendor while all nature cheerfully responded to the cerulean and conspicuous circumstances
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on which violet who was perfectly acquainted with the art of mitten-making said to the crabs do your claws unscrew or are they fixtures
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so remarkable a sight of course impressed the four children very deeply and they returned immediately to their boat with a strong sense of undeveloped asthma and a great appetite
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as for the rhinoceros in token of their grateful adherence they had him killed and stuffed directly and then set him up outside the door of their father's house as a diaphanous doorscraper
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the parrots lived upon the soffsky-poffsky trees which were beautiful to behold and covered with blue leaves and they fed upon fruit artichokes and striped beetles
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one day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world
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so they called them all together and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice some chocolate-drops and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in
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and the old fishes said above all things avoid eating a blue boss-woss for they do not agree with fishes and give them a pain in their toes
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so all the children of each family thanked their parents and making in all forty-nine polite bows they went into the wide world
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when the seven young geese began to travel they went over a large plain on which there was but one tree and that was a very bad one
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so after a time all the seven young geese said to each other beyond all doubt this beast must be a plum-pudding flea
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when the seven young owls set out they sate every now and then on the branches of old trees and never went far at one time
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and one night when it was quite dark they thought they heard a mouse but as the gas-lamps were not lighted they could not see him
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cover them with water and boil them for hours incessantly after which add pints of new milk and proceed to boil for hours more
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when you have ascertained that the amblongusses are quite soft take them out and place them in a wide pan taking care to shake them well previously
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grate some nutmeg over the surface and cover them carefully with powdered gingerbread curry-powder and a sufficient quantity of cayenne pepper
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then having prepared the paste insert the whole carefully adding at the same time a small pigeon slices of beef cauliflowers and any number of oysters
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procure some strips of beef and having cut them into the smallest possible slices proceed to cut them still smaller eight or perhaps nine times
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when the whole is thus minced brush it up hastily with a new clothes-brush and stir round rapidly and capriciously with a salt-spoon or a soup-ladle
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place the whole in a saucepan and remove it to a sunny place say the roof of the house if free from sparrows or other birds and leave it there for about a week
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visit the paste and beat the pig alternately for some days and ascertain if at the end of that period the whole is about to turn into gosky patties
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if it does not then it never will and in that case the pig may be let loose and the whole process may be considered as finished
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x was king xerxes who wore on his head a mighty large turban green yellow and red
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and he said to himself as he bolted the door i will not wear a similar dress any more any more any more any more never more
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they sought in vain for even a bone respectfully to bury they said hers was a dreadful fate
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the book should be useful and welcomed too not only by the classroom teacher but also by the specialist and supervisor of physical education
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there is need for a manual of this type in our physical training literature and it is hoped that this material will be used generally throughout the schools of our country
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the author wishes to express thanks to miss louise westwood director of music of the newark public schools for the following suggestions as to the teaching of the song element
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no song under any condition should be sung without the pitch of the first word being given using the pitch-pipe to get the key in which the song is written
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midi pdf (music and lyrics
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upon the word jumped the children face to the left and vault over their own seats finish facing the front of room with hands on hips
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j w elliott
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assume position of attention with arms stretched forward holding imaginary reins at the same time marking time raising knees waist high
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upon the word fell jack falls into own aisle bends knees deeply covering his face with his hands imitating crying
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upon the word tumbling jill falls into the same aisle as jack bends knees deeply covering her face with her hands imitating crying
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mark time in place seven counts carry gun over the right shoulder (flex right arm place hand on shoulder with fingers clenched forefinger extended to represent barrel of gun
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assume erect position bend forward and encircle body with arms and return hands to hips upon completion of the sentence
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wave the baton with the right hand (forefinger extended thumb and remaining fingers clenched) to the left right left right and left upon the words she shall have music
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stretching arms forward as if holding imaginary reins bend and stretch knees finishing with hands on hips
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formation standing in the right aisle in partner formation arms raised forward and clasp partner's hands
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formation standing in the right aisle in partner formation open line formation partners facing each other arms raised forward and clasp partner's hands
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j w elliot
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pupils face forward raise arms forward in circle form and then extend sideward imitating the opening of the pie
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center and outer aisles activity continue movement as described for the first line finishing in erect position with hands on hips
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upon the word eating children encircle imaginary plate with the left arm and imitate eating with the right hand
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st line little miss muffet sat on a tuffet
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inter outer circle turns head to the left holds hands in position to ward off attack of the spider
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th line and frighten'd miss muffet away
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inter outer circle place hands on hips stretch knees and with six running steps encircle the spider and return to place
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nd line to fetch a pail of wa ter
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description formation single circle facing line of direction with hands on hips
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nd line the mouse ran up the clock
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interpretation seven quick slides to the right ceasing movement on the eighth count
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inter those in the circle place hands on hips and nod their heads twice emphatically
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inter place right elbow in left hand with three fingers extended shaking same three times vigorously
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bean porridge cold
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nd line bean porridge
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inter clap hands to thighs clap own hands
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nine days old
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