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Article RYTHMICAL SAYINGS. ← Page 4 of 5 →
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Rythmical Sayings.
LEICESTERSHIRE . Monntsorrel he mounted at , Rothby ha rode by , Wanliss he leaped o ' er , At Birstall he burnt his gall , And Belgrave he was buried at .
LINCOLNSHIRE . York was , London is , but Lincoln shall be The greatest city all the three . Well is the man Twixt Trent and Witham . Northap rise and Grayingham fall ,
Kir-ton yet shall be greater than all . Luddington poor people , Built a brick church to a stone steeple NOEFOLK . Gimmingham and Tremmingham , Knapton and Trunch , North repps and South repps tie all in a bunch .
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE . Dodington , Dovecot , Welby hen , Hertlingborough plonghboys and Wellingborough men . NORTHUMBERLAND . Eothbury for goat ' s milk ,
And the Cheviots for mutton , Chawick for its cheese and bread , And Tynemouth for a Glutton . Hai-nham was headless , Bradford breadless , And Shaftoe picked at the craw ; Oapheaton was a wee bonny place , But " Wallington banged them a ' .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . Eaton and Taton , and Brancote o' the hill , Beggarly Beeston and lousy Chilwell , Waterside Wilford , hey little Lenton , Or fine Nottingham , Colwick , and Snenton . OXFORDSHIRE .
Stow-on-the-Wold Where the wind blows cold . SOMERSETSHIRE . Sutton Long , Sutton Long , At every door a lump of dung , Some two , some three ,
It is the dirtiest place that ever you see . STAFFORDSHIRE . Wolton under Weaver Where God came never . Stanton on the Stones Where the Devil broke bis bones .
SURREY . Sutton for good mutton , Cheam for juicy beef , Croydon for a pretty girl , Mitcham for a thief .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Rythmical Sayings.
LEICESTERSHIRE . Monntsorrel he mounted at , Rothby ha rode by , Wanliss he leaped o ' er , At Birstall he burnt his gall , And Belgrave he was buried at .
LINCOLNSHIRE . York was , London is , but Lincoln shall be The greatest city all the three . Well is the man Twixt Trent and Witham . Northap rise and Grayingham fall ,
Kir-ton yet shall be greater than all . Luddington poor people , Built a brick church to a stone steeple NOEFOLK . Gimmingham and Tremmingham , Knapton and Trunch , North repps and South repps tie all in a bunch .
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE . Dodington , Dovecot , Welby hen , Hertlingborough plonghboys and Wellingborough men . NORTHUMBERLAND . Eothbury for goat ' s milk ,
And the Cheviots for mutton , Chawick for its cheese and bread , And Tynemouth for a Glutton . Hai-nham was headless , Bradford breadless , And Shaftoe picked at the craw ; Oapheaton was a wee bonny place , But " Wallington banged them a ' .
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE . Eaton and Taton , and Brancote o' the hill , Beggarly Beeston and lousy Chilwell , Waterside Wilford , hey little Lenton , Or fine Nottingham , Colwick , and Snenton . OXFORDSHIRE .
Stow-on-the-Wold Where the wind blows cold . SOMERSETSHIRE . Sutton Long , Sutton Long , At every door a lump of dung , Some two , some three ,
It is the dirtiest place that ever you see . STAFFORDSHIRE . Wolton under Weaver Where God came never . Stanton on the Stones Where the Devil broke bis bones .
SURREY . Sutton for good mutton , Cheam for juicy beef , Croydon for a pretty girl , Mitcham for a thief .