Two little puppy-dogs tied together;
One by the head, and one by the tail,
And over the water these puppy-dogs sail.
CCCCXXXVIII.
[Our collection of nursery songs may appropriately be concluded with the Quaker's commentary on one of the greatest favourites—Hey! diddle, diddle. We have endeavoured, as far as practicable, to remove every line from the present edition that could offend the most fastidious ear; but the following annotations on a song we cannot be induced to omit, would appear to suggest that our endeavours are scarcely likely to be attended with success.]
"Hey! diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle"—
Yes, thee may say that, for that is nonsense.
"The cow jumped over the moon"—