Playhours in London |
Common terms and phrases
afraid afternoon Agnes and Ellen Agnes and Johnny amused armour asleep baby Barton bedstead beefeater began better Black Prince Bruce called carpets Charlie Morton cricket dear delight dinner doll's house door drawing-room dressed drove Edgar and Agnes Ellen and Charlie fast fire Fire-king fond give glad go and ask grand Grandmamma guess Harold and Gracie hope horses James's Park Johnny and Agnes Johnny's jolly kittens lady laughed lessons little girl London Bridge lovely doll Mamma says Master Edgar Miss James morning Morton nice Nurse Papa and Mamma Perhaps piece play PLAYHOURS poor Portcullis pretty pretty things princess Queen quiet raft ride round seated Sissy slate soon stairs street sure tell thing thought tired told Tower Tower of London toys wait walk wash Westminster Abbey wish
Popular passages
Page 20 - As I was going to St. Ives, 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, and wives, How many were going to St. Ives?
Page 28 - Lost your mittens! You naughty kittens! Then you shall have no pie.
Page 53 - Queen when she was a little girl, which I think you will like to hear very much.