 | Christine Petrell Kallevig - 1993 - 132 Seiten
...here refers to a unit of measurement. Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing. Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king! The king was in his counting house, Counting out his... | |
 | Arthur Rackham - 1994 - 132 Seiten
...Mary so?' The eager children cry. 'Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know!' The teacher did reply. tJ)ing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty...When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was that not a dainty dish, To set before the king? The king was in his counting-house Counting out his... | |
 | Jamie S. Scott - 1996 - 360 Seiten
...The first verses of the rhyme run thus: Sing a song of sixpence. A pocketful of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened....Was not that a dainty dish. To set before the king? (Opie 1951: 394) As with so many nursery rhymes, the precise provenance and likely significance of... | |
 | Kathy Charner - 1997 - 276 Seiten
...POTATO, FOUR Sing a Song of Sixpence Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing; Wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king? The king was in his counting house counting out his... | |
 | Suzanne Von Drachenfels - 2000 - 598 Seiten
...following nursery rhyme. Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye, Four and twenty black birds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing. Oh! wasn't that a dainty dish To set before a king. In 1660, after the restoration of Charles II from... | |
 | Sourcebooks, Inc - 2001 - 92 Seiten
...I I I I I I Sing a Song of Sixpence Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie! When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king? The king was in his counting house, Counting out... | |
 | Cathy Miyata - 2001 - 154 Seiten
...Porgy Ran away Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye Four and twenty black birds Baked into a pie When the pie was opened The birds began to sing — Oh, wasn't that a dainty dish To set before a king? Inky Pinky Ponky Daddy bought a donkey Donkey... | |
 | Thomas Merton - 2002 - 379 Seiten
...and moon. I leaned my chin upon the windowsill and prayed to You, my Lover, in the following terms: "When the pie was opened The birds began to sing. Was not this a dainty dish To set before the King?" My God, Who is like You? How can I compare the visits of... | |
 | Linda Bronson - 2003 - 48 Seiten
...the swine, But sit on a cushion, And sew a fine seam, And feed upon strawberries, Sugar, and cream. •Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye,...When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing. Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king? She sells Seashells, By the seashore. If all the... | |
 | Perry L. Westmoreland - 2003 - 140 Seiten
...discover a way to communicate with other worlds. Chapter 13: universal Numerical Constants Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie, When the pie was opened,...was not that a dainty dish To set before the king? Following are some of the known universal numerical constants (See an expanded list of numerical constants... | |
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Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king? 
