...a calf, And that's half; He took him out of the stall, And put him on the wall; And that's all. 100 There was an old woman, and what do you think? She lived upon nothing but victuals and Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet; Yet this little old woman could never keep quiet. She...

...She gave them some broth without any bread ; She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed. r 36 There was an old woman, and what do you think? She...drink; Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet, Yet this grumbling old woman could never keep quiet. Cross patch, Draw the latch, Sit by the fire and...

...Tom, the Piper's Son,' and then followed the bill of fare, something as follows: Victuals and Drink ' There was an old woman and what do you think? She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink.' 'She gave them some broth, she gave them some bread.' 'She went to the tavern for white wine and red,...

...Tom, the Piper's Son,' and then followed the bill of fare, something as follows: Victuals and Drink ' There was an old woman and what do you think? She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink.' 'She gave them some broth, she gave them some bread.' 'She went to the tavern for white wine and red,...

...bitterness of spirit, the couplet from'' Mother Goose for Old Folks,'' remembered from school days: " Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet, And yet this poor woman scarce ever waa quiet." However, we philosophized, we must eat to live, in case we should...

...were eternally dissatisfied and unmanageable. In short, it was the moral of the old nursery fable : There was an old woman, and what do you think ? She...but victuals and drink ; Victuals and drink were the whole of her diet, And yet this old woman would NEVER be quiet. Is it possible, I wonder, that there...

...support of my assertion, quote the opening Terse " There was nn old woman, And what do you think 1 She lived upon nothing But victuals and drink ; Victuals...chief of her diet, And yet this old woman Could never ho quiet." If this proof is not sufficient, take the closing verse : — " This littlo old woman, On...

...here the Taster comes ! Crest. OUR FOLLY. (A ntu' version of an old rhyme.) THERE was a young lady — and, what do you think ? She lived upon nothing but...and drink were the chief of her diet, And yet this young lady scarce ever was quiet. JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. [Dec. JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. IF I were to ask you...

...went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed, I took up the marrow-bone and flung it at his head. HP JLhere was an old woman, and what do you think? She lived...drink: Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet; Yet this little old woman could never keep quiet. ilLlsie Marley has grown so fine, She won't get up...

...1866." I don't know if this refers to the poem or to a hook containing the poem. The Grumhling Old Woman There was an old woman, and — what do you think? — She lived upon nothing hut victuals and drink! But though victuals and drink were the chief of her diet, Yet this grumhling...