"The Star" The Poem by Jane Taylor

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the traveler in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so.

In the dark blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky. As your bright and tiny spark, Lights the traveler in the dark. Though I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are. How I wonder what you are.
Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann Taylor published in 1806 in England

'A Wise Old Owl'

by John D. Rockefeller

A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
Quoted by John D. Rockefeller in 1915 in USA

"As I was going to England "

As I was going to England I met a man with seven wives Every wife had seven sacks Every sack had seven cats Every cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives How many were going to England?

As I was going to England I met a man with nine wives Every wife had nine sacks Every sack had nine cats Every cat had nine kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives How many were going to England?

'Girls and Boys Come Out to Play' by James Orchard Halliwell

Girls and boys are come out to play, The moon doth shine as bright as day; Leave your supper, and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street. Come with a whoop, come with a call, Come with a good will or not at all. Up the ladder and down the wall, A halfpenny roll will serve us all. You find milk, and I'll find flour, And we'll have a pudding in half an hour

"Hey Diddle Diddle"

Hey diddle diddle, The Cat and the fiddle, The Cow jumped over the moon, The little Dog laughed to see such sport, To which the Dish ran away with the Spoon.

'How many miles to Babylon'

How many miles to Babylon? Four-score and ten. Can I get there by candle-light? Yes, there and back again. If your heels are nimble and light, You will get there by candle-light.
"I Love Little Pussy"
I love little pussy, Her coat is so warm, And if I don't hurt her, She'll do me no harm. So I'll not pull her tail, Nor drive her away, But pussy and I, Very gently will play.

I'll sit by the fire and give her some food and Pussy will love me Because I am good.

'Jack Be Nimble'
collected by James Orchard Halliwell

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over The candlestick.