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Comparative Studies in Nursery Rhymes

by Lina Eckenstein

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  1. 1Epigraph — To the Gentle Reader
  2. 2Chapter I — First appearance of Rhymes in Print
  3. 3Chapter II — Early References
  4. 4Chapter III — Rhymes and Popular Songs
  5. 5Chapter IV — Rhymes in Toy-books
  6. 6Chapter V — Rhymes and Ballads
  7. 7Chapter VI — Rhymes and Country Dances
  8. 8Chapter VII — The Game of Sally Waters
  9. 9Chapter VIII — The Lady of the Land
  10. 10Chapter IX — Custom Rhymes
  11. 11Chapter X — Riddle-Rhymes
  12. 12Chapter XI — Cumulative Pieces
  13. 13Chapter XII — Chants of Numbers
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Chants of the Creed
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Heathen Chants of the Creed
  16. 16Chapter XV — Sacrificial Hunting
  17. 17Chapter XVI — Bird Sacrifice
  18. 18Chapter XVII — The Robin and the Wren
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — Concluding Remarks
  20. 20List of Foreign Collections

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