...language, till she, in her turn lost her temper, and then out she would sing, in a sort of scream — ' Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, . The cow jumped over the moon,' &c. And thus sho continued to sing (or squeal) until her wrath cooled down. The consequences of forming...

...Hey diddle diddle ! the cat and the fiddle ! The cow jump'd over the moon : The little dog laugli'd to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. '[TRANSLATION.] Evoe ! dura fidibus felis citharœda canehat, Lunam auscultantetn vacca supersiluit...

...insidious naturalism, from infan ln!^.emonai' ha3 souBQt to Poison and prejudice the mind of " High diddle diddle. The Cat and the Fiddle, The Cow jumped...such sport : And the Dish ran away with the Spoon." "Let us analyse these despicable nursery rhymes, in order to expose their covert meaning. 'High diddle...

...thing, give a thing, The old man's gold ring ; Lie butt, lie ben, Lie among the dead men. CXVII. HIE ! diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped...the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, While the dish ran after the spoon. CXVIII. CRIPPLE Dick upon a stick, And Sandy on a sow, Riding away...

...thing, give a thing, The old man's gold ring ; Lie butt, lie ben, Lie among the dead men. CXVII. HIE ! diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped...the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, While the dish ran after the spoon. CXVIII. CRIPPLE Dick upon a stick, And Sandy on a sow, Riding away...

...thing, give a thing, The old man's gold ring ; Lie butt, lie ben, Lie among the dead men. CXVII. HIE ! diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped...the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, While the dish ran after the spoon. CXVIII. CRIPPLE Dick upon a stick, And Sandy on a sow, Eiding away...

...placida in spirabant undique pacem ; Hsec tibi — sed notos deseruere locos ! L. HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE. HEY diddle diddle ! the cat and the fiddle ! — The cow jumped over the moon ; The little dog laught to see such fine sport; And the dish ran away with the spoon. GAMMER GURTON. WOE'S ME! 0н !...

...you." Bang went the spoon again, keeping time with another string of nonsense, — " Diddled you — diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, — who was there ?" " A Mister Dawson." " Phew!" ejaculated O'Grady, with a doleful whistle ; " Dick...

...directly. I am quite shocked that you should think of going upon the water when she told you not." " High diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon," cried Susan. " Well, I am quite tired, and so I may as well leave off now. Come along, aunt Boss,"...

...perfection, but will hardly bear to be transferred to the regular hexameters and pentameters of the editor. " Hey diddle diddle! the cat and the fiddle! , The cow...over the moon : The little dog laughed to see such fine sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon." " Heididulum—atque iterum didulum! Felisque Fidesilue...