Nice Yorkshire cakes, come buy of me,
I have them crisp and brown;
They are very good to eat with tea,
And fit for lord or clown.
Buy my fine Myrtles and Roses!
Come buy my fine roses, my myrtles and stocks,
My sweet-smelling balsams and close-growing box.
Buy my nice Drops—twenty a penny, Peppermint drops!
Rowlandson Delin 1819
“Pots and Kettles to Mend!”
If money is plenty you may sure spare a penny,
It will purchase you twenty—and that’s a great many.
Six bunches a penny, sweet blooming Lavender!
Just put one bundle to your nose,
What rose can this excel?
Throw it among your finest clothes,
And grateful they will smell.