 The cat began to kill the rat; The rat began to gnaw the rope ; The rope began to hang the butcher; The butcher began to kill the ox; The ox began to drink the water; The water began to quench the fire; The fire began to burn the stick; The stick began...  Standard Supplementary Readers - Page 72publié par - 1880Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Samuel Lover - 1842 - 480 pages
...so amusingly exemplified in the nursery jingle : The water began to quench the fire, The fire hegan to burn the stick, The stick began to beat the dog, The dog began to bite the kid. In the midst of all these distinct and clashing tastes, that of Mrs. O'Grady (the wife) must not... | |
 | 1905
...eaten the bay, she gave the old woman the milk ; and away she went with it in a saucer to the cat. "As soon as the cat had lapped up the milk, the cat...the pig ; the little pig in a fright jumped over the »tile ; and so the old woman got home that night." ROBERT PIERPOINT. SCOTCH WORDS AND ENGLISH COMMENTATORS... | |
 | 1858
...Deputy-Judge-Advocate-General had earned his point, and that a sort of parody of that old nursery story, about " the fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog began to bite the pig," was the proper way to open the proceedings of each day, during a protracted trial by general court... | |
 | Favourite pleasure books - 1859
...rope began to hang the butcher ; The butcher began to kill the ox ; • THE OLD WOMAN AND HER IMG. The water began to quench the fire ; The fire began...beat the dog ; The dog began to bite the pig ; The pig he rushed right through the. stile, And so the old Dame got home that night in time to boil her... | |
 | John Lang - 1859 - 415 pages
...DeputyJudge-Advocate-General had carried his point, and that a sort of parody of that old nursery story, about " the fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog began to bite the pig," was the proper way to open the proceedings of each day during a protracted trial by general court-martial... | |
 | John Lang - 1861 - 415 pages
...DeputyJudge-Advocate-General had carried his point, and that a sort of parody of that old nursery story, about " the fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog began to bite the pig," was the proper way to open the proceedings of each day during a protracted trial by general court-martial... | |
 | 1878 - 189 pages
...had eaten the hay, she gave the old woman the milk ; so away she went with it in a saucer to the cat. As soon as the cat had lapped up the milk, the cat...pig in a fright jumped over the stile ; and so the woman got home that night. A man of words and not of deeds4 Is like a garden full of weeds ; For when... | |
 | Prince - 1880
...nice piece of cheese, and gave it to the mouse ; and when he had nibbled at it, then, — The mouse began to gnaw the rope ; The rope began to hang the...beat the dog ; The dog began to bite the pig ; The pig he rushed right through the stile. And so the old Dame got home that night in time to boil her... | |
 | Harvey Goodwin - 1886 - 148 pages
...causation, each link of which fastens itself on to a link more distant. As in the familiar nursery tale : the fire began to burn the stick ; the stick began...beat the dog ; the dog began to bite the pig ; the pig began to get over the stile ; and so the poor old woman got home to her supper. It may be observed... | |
 | 1913
...nursery fable (if we may borrow from so humble source without lowering the dignity of our case), to wit : "The fire began to burn the stick, the stick began to beat the dog, the dog began to bite the pig, and so the pig jumped over the stile, and the old woman got home that night" The record shows that... | |
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