The Counting-Out Rhymes of Children

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Excerpt from The Counting-Out Rhymes of Children: Their Antiquity, Origin, and Wide Distribution, A Study in Folk-LoreExamples of counting-out rhymes in a still greater number of languages could undoubtedly be gathered by extending the correspondence of the author, andmthe best way to, accomplish this seemed to be by presenting to the public the material already-collected. Those interested in folk-lore will confer a great favour upon the author. By sending him lists of counting-out rhymes, with information concerning the usages among children. Rhymes in foreign languages not included in the following pages will be especially welcome. Communications addressed to the author, care of the s't/zsom'cm lnslitutz'on, Wasfiz'ngton, U. S.a., Will be thankfully received and duly acknowledged.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.