A Learned Dissertation on Dumpling (1726) / [and] Pudding and Dumpling Burnt to Pot. Or a Compleat Key to the Dissertation on Dumpling (1727)

by Henry Carey

Baby Dolls, and Baby Houses,

Little Misses, Little Spouses;

Little Play-Things, Little Toys,

Little Girls, and Little Boys:

As an Actor does his Part,

So the Nurses get by Heart

Namby Pamby’s Little Rhimes,

Little Jingle, Little Chimes,

To repeat to Little Miss,

Piddling Ponds of Pissy-Piss;