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nursery rhymes
(Encyclopedia) nursery rhymes, verses, generally brief and usually anonymous, for children. The best-known examples are in English and date mostly from the 17th cent. A popular type of rhyme is used…Mother Goose
(Encyclopedia) Mother Goose, name associated with nursery rhymes. Most English nursery rhymes have been ascribed to Mother Goose. The origin of the name is still a matter of dispute. Some trace it to…Opie, Iona
(Encyclopedia) Opie, Iona, 1923–2017, b. Iona Margaret Balfour Archibald, and Peter Mason Opie, 1918–1982, British folklorists of the rhymes, games, and songs of children's culture and literature.…Robert Graves: The Poet in the Nursery
The Poet in the NurseryThe youngest poet down the shelves was fumbling In a dim library, just behind the chair From which the ancient poet was mum-mumbling A song about some Lovers at a…Brewer's: Nursery Tales
Well-known ones: ARABIAN NIGHTS: Aladdin's Lamp, The Forty Thieves, Sinbad the Sailor, and hundreds more. CARROLL (Lewis): Alice in Wonderland, Hunting the Snark, etc. D'AULNOY (Mme…Otfried von Weissenburg
(Encyclopedia) Otfried von WeissenburgOtfried von Weissenburgôtˈfrēt fən vīˈsənb&oobreve;rkh [key], 9th-century German monk and poet; pupil of Rabanus Maurus Magnentius. His Liber Evangeliorum (…Shee, Sir Martin Archer
(Encyclopedia) Shee, Sir Martin Archer, 1769–1850, British portrait painter and writer, b. Dublin; pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds. He attained popularity in court and theatrical circles and executed…Porterville
(Encyclopedia) Porterville, city (1990 pop. 29,563), Tulare co., S central Calif., on the Tule River; founded 1859 on the old Los Angeles–San Francisco stage route, inc. 1902. Olives, fruits, nuts,…rhyme
(Encyclopedia) rhyme or rime, the most prominent of the literary artifices used in versification. Although it was used in ancient East Asian poetry, rhyme was practically unknown to the ancient…day nursery
(Encyclopedia) day nursery,&sp;day-care center, or crècheday nursery,krĕsh [key], institution for the care of the children of working parents. Originating in Europe in the late 18th and early…Trending
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