Chapter 163 of 247 · 63 words · ~1 min read

CCCLIX.

[The following lines are said by the nurse when moving the child's foot up and down.]

The dog of the kill,[*] He went to the mill To lick mill-dust: The miller he came With a stick on his back,-- Home, dog, home! The foot behind, The foot before: When he came to a stile, Thus he jumped o'er.

[Footnote *: That is, kiln.]